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Posted by: Phil_D11102 Jul 19 2022, 10:41 AM

https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/thatcham-has-the-most-depressed-people-in-west-berkshire-9264526/

I guess the good news is that we don't live in Reading.

Still, this is a very serious subject..

Posted by: SirWilliam Jul 21 2022, 10:40 AM

Serious yes, being addressed? Hardly.

"The report adds not all of those living with depression will have sought help and have depression recorded on their records".

It is still an impossibility to see a GP, (can only speak for my practice), and now they are threatening industrial action because they claim to be overworked. Meanwhile the problem grows exponentially.
With nearly 50% of NHS employees being of non-clinical grade it is not difficult to identify the problem, yet they still keep pouring billions of our taxes into a system that does not operate anything like efficiently.
Fast forward ten years and see what it looks like then. We may being saying 2022 wasn't that bad after all.

Posted by: Turin Machine Jul 28 2022, 12:57 PM

We're in jolly old 'La Belle France' and I have to say the health provision over here seems to be far superior. Yes you need insurance but it's not too expensive, and it works.