Al Massey Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Wasn't it not so long ago that during the petrol strikes, the government said that the NHS would suffer. I would hate to think what it would be like if they really didnt get any money. We suffer 3rd rate hospitals, our roads are crumbling, the education system is a joke and yet we do not question where the money has gone? thats because no one is willing to question it anymore and stand up for what they believe we should start doing something about our government and knock em down a peg or 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 The NHS pay an insurer to cover them for litigation. She isn't taking the money out of a hospitals fund. Be wary of media figures too, they always inflate them. Im sure she would swap her current condititon and money for her life before the accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 The NHS pay an insurer to cover them for litigation. She isn't taking the money out of a hospitals fund. Be wary of media figures too, they always inflate them. Im sure she would swap her current condititon and money for her life before the accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 5000,000 is nothing, the NHS waist those kind of fiqures on over paid bosses every day:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 she lost most of her "work" after she had her lips done it was pretty common knowledge back then that she was a laughing stock and she couldnt get Tv work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I thought their liability insurance would cover it anyway so they are not truly paying for it. I've read a few different article and assuming they are true she's had a pretty sh1t time of it and may never fully recover. I wonder if we would be so damning if she wasn't a celebrity or 'rich', what if a member on here suffered similar treatment - I'm sure most would be backing them getting every penny they could. I'm biased though, I fancied the ass off her in Men Behaving Badly and now look what they've done to her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 she lost most of her "work" after she had her lips done it was pretty common knowledge back then that she was a laughing stock and she couldnt get Tv work. How is that even relevant? Anyone can sue for loss of earnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 I thought their liability insurance would cover it anyway so they are not truly paying for it. I'm biased though, I fancied the ass off her in Men Behaving Badly and now look what they've done to her! she was hot in quadrophenia, it maybe the insurance paying up but surely the hospitals premium will go up too, as now the have got any "no clames" as it were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 she was hot in quadrophenia, it maybe the insurance paying up but surely the hospitals premium will go up too, as now the have got any "no clames" as it were I remember her in that when Jimmy was giving her one in Brighton then him and Jim Carver fell out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 I remember her in that when Jimmy was giving her one in Brighton then him and Jim Carver fell out i think jimmy was ace, i used to be a scooter boy and watch that film about 100 times, i still think phil daniels is fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 How is that even relevant? Anyone can sue for loss of earnings. Well i think some of her loss of work was self caused,as i explained pretty well in my post, she had her lips done,making herself look like a cod and no-one wanted her on TV, so she lost work before her hospital nightmare. the woman who played Ivy Tyldsley on coronation st had the same result after her lips were codified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 Well i think some of her loss of work was self caused,as i explained pretty well in my post, she had her lips done,making herself look like a cod and no-one wanted her on TV, so she lost work before her hospital nightmare. i have to agree with you on this one, i cant remember her being on tv much. just in the papers- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Well i think some of her loss of work was self caused,as i explained pretty well in my post, she had her lips done,making herself look like a cod and no-one wanted her on TV, so she lost work before her hospital nightmare. the woman who played Ivy Tyldsley on coronation st had the same result after her lips were codified. She was an actress. I have to admit I wasn't a massive fan but she was still a working woman. She could have earned her money doing theatre or whatever. It's a bit irrelevant, she could have still continued to earn money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 yeh but not 5 million,. what about all the mums and dads that have lost kids to mrsa or mrsa related illneses that had there entire lives ahead of them ? I bet they never or wouldnt get 5 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 And its worth noting this : The NHS Litigation Authority recently admitted that there have been 68 cases involving MRSA infections in the last four years. In that time they have paid more than £5 million in damages to MRSA victims so a total of 68 people recieved £5 million between them but Mz Ash gets 5 million to herself ? http://www.lawrencehamblin.com/cms/catsection/mrsa_claims_on_the_rise.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 My mother contracted MRSA and CDiff earlier this year whilst in the care of the NHS, at the Kent and Sussex Hospital in Tunbridge Wells, she never made it off the ward and the Hospital did everything they could to attribute her death to other causes which was total bullshit. At the time she was in they closed a couple of wards due to MRSA, the place was filthy. We didn't even get an apology and were treated with contempt for trying to establish the true cause of her death, which came out eventually. We never sued for compensation all we wanted was the truth. Things like this make me sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 And its worth noting this : so a total of 68 people recieved £5 million between them but Mz Ash gets 5 million to herself ? http://www.lawrencehamblin.com/cms/catsection/mrsa_claims_on_the_rise.html Dude, The case would have been based on passed earnings and potential future earnings. For you and me (well probably me) that is a lot lower than Leslie Ash can claim. For example if i got MRSA and lost my leg. I would probably get £100k If Thierry Henry lost his leg he would get millions as his income is a lot higher hence the figures involved are a lot higher from when thew accident occured until his death. This is how it is calculated (albeit more complicated than my analogy) Also he would have to get another job and he could claim the difference between his old job and new job assuming it is lower, again from when it occured until death. So you see it is a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I see your point Colsoop and i see Charlotte`s, but what i guess i meant to say was that Mz Ash`s acting career was dried up and over cos of her CodLip disaster,i doubt she wouldve earned 5 million during the rest of her acting career., its 5million that we the working people will end up paying for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvteye Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 5000,000 is nothing, the NHS waist those kind of fiqures on over paid bosses every day:( Careful matey. I'm a senior manager in the NHS after starting as a nursing auilary and student nurse way back in 1975. In the past 10 years I've had 5 days sick. During that time I've broke my ankle 3 times and chose to take annual leave then return early. I tell you mate... me and the majority of my colleauges work our tits off... something akin to Ms Ash from what I have seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I see your point Colsoop and i see Charlotte`s, but what i guess i meant to say was that Mz Ash`s acting career was dried up and over cos of her CodLip disaster,i doubt she wouldve earned 5 million during the rest of her acting career., its 5million that we the working people will end up paying for. How do you work out that we are going to end up paying the £5m (and I still think that is paper talk and not true figures). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 My mother contracted MRSA and CDiff earlier this year whilst in the care of the NHS, at the Kent and Sussex Hospital in Tunbridge Wells, she never made it off the ward and the Hospital did everything they could to attribute her death to other causes which was total bullshit. At the time she was in they closed a couple of wards due to MRSA, the place was filthy. We didn't even get an apology and were treated with contempt for trying to establish the true cause of her death, which came out eventually. We never sued for compensation all we wanted was the truth. Things like this make me sick. sorry to hear that mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 How do you work out that we are going to end up paying the £5m (and I still think that is paper talk and not true figures). well Cj, the money is coming from the NHS funds,and dont we all pay into the NHS via contributions ? and i am asking politely as this is what ive allways been led to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 well Cj, the money is coming from the NHS funds,and dont we all pay into the NHS via contributions ? and i am asking politely as this is what ive allways been led to believe. As has been stated earlier, the money would have been coming from an insurance policy not directly from NHS funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 It's what indemnity insurance is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 As has been stated earlier, the money would have been coming from an insurance policy not directly from NHS funds. see ! thats proof im not Uber brainy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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