wykikitoon 22124 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 It's quite interesting for someone who hasn't a clue about it. It's also fucking scary. How pharma companies can use a tax loophole by sending pharma stuff to poorer countries. So pre covid a big US company sent fake tits to Zambia so they could avoid tax as that wad classed as giving to a poor country. There was one hedge fund manager not making enough brass so he started a pharma company. Bought the patent to a drug and then tried charging the NHS a mark up of 600% on the drug. It's fucking bonkers what can be allowed. Thankfully the UK is in a better place compared to the US and some other European countries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44440 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 37 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: sent fake tits to Zambia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36262 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 11 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: Think he means exporting implants rather than ones Gazza would have in his suitcase 👍🏻 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44440 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Even so, is there a large bolt-on market in Zambia? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 23196 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: It's quite interesting for someone who hasn't a clue about it. It's also fucking scary. How pharma companies can use a tax loophole by sending pharma stuff to poorer countries. So pre covid a big US company sent fake tits to Zambia so they could avoid tax as that wad classed as giving to a poor country. There was one hedge fund manager not making enough brass so he started a pharma company. Bought the patent to a drug and then tried charging the NHS a mark up of 600% on the drug. It's fucking bonkers what can be allowed. Thankfully the UK is in a better place compared to the US and some other European countries. I'm in consultancy. Can't say too much but we had a client approach us who basically were trying to sell a generic antiseptic you can buy in Tesco to the NHS for thousands of pounds a dose. I just laughed. No way are you getting away with that shit here. The States though is more the wild West - not for regulation but for payment and compensation. When I joined here, 3 years ago, my boss pretty quickly sold us as a going concern to an American company, which as I've mentioned I pretty much hate working for. Got millions for it. Mansion in London, villa in France. He must have had a clause that he couldn't start another company for 2 years. Now that's passed, he's started a phoenix company and nicked half our staff. Cheeky bastard. Pretty sure this shit happens in every industry though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22124 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 It's the patent thing that surprised me most. All this and it's not about making people better for a lot eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 10991 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Good Morning Workers 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4585 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Bragging about being old and close to death, pretty bleak. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 10991 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 minutes ago, strawb said: Bragging about being old and close to death, pretty bleak. Who can say when the reaper will pay the visit 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12152 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 24 minutes ago, Toonpack said: Who can say when the reaper will pay the visit 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentAxeman 223 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 4 hours ago, Toonpack said: Who can say when the reaper will pay the visit 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36262 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22124 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Tried getting a docs appointment this morning for a review of my meds 'Good morning can I book an appointment for a review of my meds' 'We are only taking appointments that require to see the Dr urgently' 'I have tried to do this online, but it says ring' 'Can you email on the following? blah blah' 'I emailed that and got a reply to call' 'That's the protocol' 'Yes, I have done that but got the reply to call. I waited a week, nothing happened so I am calling' 'If you send an email we can schedule something' Why is it so fucking difficult to schedule something? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 48736 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 It's a real mess like. It must be awful if you get or have got something serious and you can't get timely appointments for stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36262 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: Tried getting a docs appointment this morning for a review of my meds 'Good morning can I book an appointment for a review of my meds' 'We are only taking appointments that require to see the Dr urgently' 'I have tried to do this online, but it says ring' 'Can you email on the following? blah blah' 'I emailed that and got a reply to call' 'That's the protocol' 'Yes, I have done that but got the reply to call. I waited a week, nothing happened so I am calling' 'If you send an email we can schedule something' Why is it so fucking difficult to schedule something? Overwhelmed with a variety of respiratory illnesses at the minute, mate. Which is just making a bad situation worse 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22124 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 20 minutes ago, Gemmill said: It's a real mess like. It must be awful if you get or have got something serious and you can't get timely appointments for stuff. A few years ago when I pissed blood they were superb, I got in no problem. It's stuff that I am not in any urgency. But it still needs sorting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 48736 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 When I had the finger up the arse on 23rd December, I got the appointment same day. Maybe tell them you'll take the finger if it'll speed things along? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12152 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Maybe they're putting off giving you bad news. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22124 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 3 minutes ago, RobinRobin said: Maybe they're putting off giving you bad news. 👍 I already know I'm mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12152 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 9 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: I already know I'm mental. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7473 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 hours ago, wykikitoon said: Tried getting a docs appointment this morning for a review of my meds 'Good morning can I book an appointment for a review of my meds' 'We are only taking appointments that require to see the Dr urgently' 'I have tried to do this online, but it says ring' 'Can you email on the following? blah blah' 'I emailed that and got a reply to call' 'That's the protocol' 'Yes, I have done that but got the reply to call. I waited a week, nothing happened so I am calling' 'If you send an email we can schedule something' Why is it so fucking difficult to schedule something? To add balance, the bairn woke up with a swollen face last week. I was loathed to take her to the Emergency Department (and knew I would be waiting 6 hours) so rang 101. Got an appointment at a walk in centre 30mins later and was seen within 5 mins. Diagnosed with a blocked salivary gland and told to eat lots of sugary sweets (which she loved). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7473 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, Alex said: Overwhelmed with a variety of respiratory illnesses at the minute, mate. Which is just making a bad situation worse The worst Winter in the NHS's history. No beds, no staff, ambulances queued out the door, no social care placements to get the old folks out of hospital. Just gridlock in the whole system. Which ends up with people being discharged before they are ready to free up beds and then having a failed discharge and ending up in the ED within 24hrs again. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22124 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 9 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: To add balance, the bairn woke up with a swollen face last week. I was loathed to take her to the Emergency Department (and knew I would be waiting 6 hours) so rang 101. Got an appointment at a walk in centre 30mins later and was seen within 5 mins. Diagnosed with a blocked salivary gland and told to eat lots of sugary sweets (which she loved). To add further balance, this is a simple common sense issue. It was a 'computer says no' situation with fuck all help from the mong on the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7473 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 26 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: To add further balance, this is a simple common sense issue. It was a 'computer says no' situation with fuck all help from the mong on the phone. "Mong's" ✅ Downtrodden NHS staff ✅ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 35546 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 30 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: To add further balance, this is a simple common sense issue. It was a 'computer says no' situation with fuck all help from the mong on the phone. FYP 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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