A four-week public conversation about the future of the NHS in our area is under way.
Called We Need to Talk, it is being led by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).
It's about laying bare some of the difficulties faced by the NHS in our local area, whilst giving people an opportunity to signal how they might want the NHS to change to meet the challenges of today and the demands of the future.
In a snap poll carried out by the ICB ahead of the public engagement, almost 63 per cent of the 428 people who responded said the NHS needed to change.
There's further information about We Need to Talk and details of how people can get involved in the conversation at www.ourNHS.org including a link to a survey which the local NHS is asking people to complete.
People without access to the internet can request further information and a paper copy of the survey by calling 01482 672156 or by writing to (no stamp required):-
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB
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Called We Need to Talk, it is being led by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).
It's about laying bare some of the difficulties faced by the NHS in our local area, whilst giving people an opportunity to signal how they might want the NHS to change to meet the challenges of today and the demands of the future.
In a snap poll carried out by the ICB ahead of the public engagement, almost 63 per cent of the 428 people who responded said the NHS needed to change.
There's further information about We Need to Talk and details of how people can get involved in the conversation at www.ourNHS.org including a link to a survey which the local NHS is asking people to complete.
People without access to the internet can request further information and a paper copy of the survey by calling 01482 672156 or by writing to (no stamp required):-
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB
FREEPOST RTTL-HSBE-BLHL
Health House
Grange Park Lane
Willerby
HULL
HU10 6DT
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00:00The NHS means everything to me. It's a comprehensive service that is available to all of us from
00:10cradle to grave.
00:11My cousin, he broke his ankle and he had to wait two hours for an ambulance. He was laying
00:19on the back doorstep in agony, like, that's the trouble, isn't it? It's just accessing
00:24it when you want it, isn't it?
00:26So to me, the NHS is a family of people who all want the best for patients, who want the
00:32best for their communities, a group of people who care.
00:37It seems to me that the NHS is understaffed and overmanaged.
00:42I mean, NHS, since it was set up in 1948, means providing world-class health service
00:47free of charge and, you know, it's for the people, not the ability to pay.
00:54It shouldn't be a postcode lottery, should it? It should be the same care all over the
00:58country, really.
01:00My family have had cancer and serious illnesses. I've had two babies in the NHS and they've
01:05always been safe and well and cared for and, yeah, it's absolutely vital we have an NHS.
01:11Throwing more money at the health service doesn't seem to be improving it at all.
01:15I think the confidence in NHS certain services is at an all-time low.
01:20And it's becoming so much under pressure and we don't want people to leave either.
01:24We want people to stay, we want home-grown talent and I do feel that's been driven away
01:30and if we can bring that back, that is really important.
01:35If the GP services are made more robust, then that will have less strain on the hospitals
01:39and the A&E services.
01:42Increasing the volume, getting more patients through of any complexity.
01:47There's hospitals in different parts of the country all need to work together, don't they?
01:51So mistakes aren't made.
01:53I think I could make the NHS better for signposting my family if they want to go to the hospital.
01:58I'll say, well, actually, have you explored the other facilities that we have? Have you
02:03experienced out-of-hours care?
02:06I feel there needs to be more work in the community to prevent people from actually
02:10attending the hospital. I think there should be more services to deal with minor injuries
02:17and things that can be dealt with by the GP or community teams.
02:23Accessibility-wise, all we need to do is send a text message and then we can get an appointment
02:28quite quickly.
02:29If somebody gets a slight flu or certain things, they don't need to go to A&E. They can go
02:36to, for example, a local pharmacy or various other means as well.
02:42I think the whole country needs to look at themselves. They can't just expect the NHS
02:47to always dig them out of illnesses, the smoking and one thing or another.
02:53The biggest change needs to be the general public. They need to take more care of themselves.
03:00So, if you're going to get fat, then your joints are going to get weaker and then, of
03:05course, you need knee replacements, hip replacements. It all costs money, doesn't it?
03:09I think we could educate children better so that we're doing things from the bottom
03:14up instead of always trying to be reactive to the problems that are there now.
03:20It's very, very important in the NHS to be the forefront of everything.
03:25The NHS is a valuable asset to the nation. It is really important we sort things out.
03:39Because we don't want to lose it.