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I am sorry to advise that Wizzywozza,Sharon Bland,passed away this morning. Deepest sympathies to,Rick her husband and her family,a sad loss. Sue

I miss Lancashire cheese as well.

What were your thoughts on the UK,any thoughts of a return or settled here for sure.?

Totally concur,we have just had an electricity bill for over a thousand dollars.We have one small heater in the lounge area,continue to be shocked how much utility prices have risen since we came 10 yrs ago. A rip off. Sue

Beautiful pictures. Sue

Meadows,so sorry to read that your son is still struggling to find employment.My husband was recently made redundant for the 4th time in 2yrs.it is a terrible blow to confidence and self esteem,finances and holiday entitlement.i know from personal experience that there are a number of areas that are really struggling here ATM.There are single figure vacancies being advertised ATM in my husband's trade as a Panelbeater.Jobs are currently under threat in Tafe,health service,govt etc etc. A lot has changed here in the ten years we came and I am finding it difficult to be optimistic for Adelaide's future. Sue

Paul,have sent you a PM. Sue

Ashleigh have sent you a private message. Sue

Thanks LC,it is destroying his self esteem for sure. Sue

Hi guys,sadly husband has been made redundant once again ,if anyone knows of any vacancies,please let me know. There is currently one vacancy on Jora,very very worrying. Thanks Sue

It is a shame that the likes of Jamie and Curtis,who extoll the virtues of the wonderful suppliers don't make their opinions known.

I completely concur I was totally disgusted by the horrendous way in which these vulnerable girls were treated,especially with regard to sexual harassment issues.Total exploitation and yet those dishing it out are still employed,disgraceful.Not surprising from a lot of the stories I have heard over the years here. Sad it has been going on for years and doubtless will continue to do so.Some sad people too interested in the mighty dollar than people. Sue

Tracey,have sent you a PM.

Have a look in the Kids Down Under section on this site,should be some suggestions in there. Sue

You must have been very fortunate Jo,i know several people who have waited well over a yr for Gastro referrals at Flinders. Having to go to Sydney for cancer treatment is appalling. The NHS is far from perfect ,but i nor any members of friends and family in the uk have ever ever had to wait more than a few months for a hospital consultation. My dad sadly has recently been diagnosed with Leukemia in the Uk,blood tests on Friday,cancer specialist appt following Tuesday and Bone Marrow Biopsy.Started chemo the next day.That is fantastic care. Hope the Transforming Health will do just that but the health professionals i have spoken to are sceptical. Sue

I entirely agree Husky and i wish that we could afford BUPA,but we cannot,and that is not because we live beyond our means in any way we dont drink,smoke,holiday,or even have a flash car,but one wage with several redundancies in the last yr, as well makes it totally impossible. My point is everyone should have access to decent medical care,not everyone has the option to pay private.Not because they are being remiss, but often because of circumstance. I know quite a lot of people who have had private medical care over the years but because of job loss etc can no longer afford it. More people leaving the private system is only going to serve to put further pressure on the public system. A very worrying state of affairs.

I am sure this may well happen ,but the bottom line is that the wait times are unacceptable. In addition to the latest incident my daughter waited 2 and a half yrs fora gastro appt,which had settled by the time she saw the specialist,who said it would have been helpful to have seen her at the time,how is that ever going to happen. I waited 9 months for an urgt Glaucoma appt. They keep complaining about the numbers at A&E but with these wait times what other alternative do people without the requisite funds to seek private appts do. Transforming Health,lets hope so.

Yes,have realised that private consult is the only way to go.Just a slight time differance,private three weeks,public,possibly as long as 3-4 yrs. That is OK to pay the occasional private consults but we as a family sadly have several chronic health conditions so paying out private consults on a regular basis isnt economically viable,in a one income household. There seems to be so much misinformation about what is and what isnt covered by Medicare. Some while back my daughter needed to see an Endrocrinologist i was told that if we went with a private consult any scans and or blood tests thereafter would fall under the private system as well,which wasnt feasible for us economically. So confusing and a bit sad that people without money are being denied proper access to medical treatment. Sue

Thanks guys for your recommendations. Sue

Hi Guys,can anyone recommend a good consultant Urologist in Adelaide. Thanks Sue

It is ridiculous, i can get a private consultation next week.I understand that it is fairly improbable that the GP can change things. We are going to have to go private due to the seriousness of the issue. Just want people to know that some of the wait times here are scary. Sue

I am really very perturbed by some of the waiting times in the Public hospitals here . My husband's dr was so concerned that he sent an urgt referral whilst hubby was in the surgery. Three weeks later and five phone calls from me i have been told that he has been put on the non-urgt list which is complete madness .The waiting time for an initial appointment i was informed could be several yrs. We dont have private medical insurance and an initial consultation will be 200 dollars.I dont mind paying, that but will we be referred to the public system for the diagnostic testing and possible surgery thereafter.Financially if we have to keep paying for private consultations like this i have very serious concerns for our future here. We,as a family have quite a few chronic health issues these appalling waiting times concern me. Sue

Have a safe journey and good luck in your new life in Adelaide.

Good luck,wishing you every happiness for your new life in Adelaide.

My husband was never made redundant in the Uk,in over 25 yrs,here he must have been laid off about 5 or 6 times in the last 10yrs,twice in the last year.It makes life very stressful. I personally believe that a lot of it is attributable to the high number of very small businesses here,who often run their business on a shoestring and the loss of one contract can be catastrophic. The knock on effect of this can often be that due to pro-rata holidays if you are constantly having to change jobs ,holiday entitlement can be effected very detrimentally. I think more so nowadays you have to have decent funding to get you through what could be potentially be a longer period without work. I have to say that if i had a well paid, with good benefits job in the UK i would seriously consider whether it is worth the risk,especially with children. Its not being pessimistic,in my view its being realistic. Sue