General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Surely the problem with the NHS is the turn over of patients NOT going out of the hospitals causing bed blocking. Has I have said we in this area had Whelley/Billinge Hospitals which could be used to free beds at Wigan. Now these patients are expected to be cared for at home (many of then live alone/Have no family)and the care in the community cannot cope with the numbers or the patients still need 24 hr care.My mother in law needed care in the community and St Helens Council came out to her home and after a meeting a plan was put into place to help her.She had to pay for the care. From day one this plan was never stuck to and it was not long before she was back in hospital so care in the community did not work for her and I am sure many more people.