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people unable to pay medical bills for their parents Are you sure about that? I don't want to move the conversation anywhere near healthcare controversy, but t

• ladon86 16y ago
  Sort of, but there is a grey area between what people think they need and what the NHS thinks is necessary. My mum is a head nurse and has to fill out a 10+ page assessment of the patient's needs which determines what level of at-home care the NHS will provide. Often, the family will fight this ardently because it might mean they have to pay for a care home or a private carer. These things aren't always provided by the NHS if certain conditions aren't met, and with the recent cuts, or threat of cuts, the bar for care is being set higher. In this instance, perhaps someone foolishly took out a Wonga loan to pay for their parent's care, or perhaps it was just a sob story all along.