Tom Parker experienced a severe ankle injury while fishing alone. Despite the pain, he managed to reach the hospital for treatment, but his condition worsened. At a clinic in Brixham, he received proper care that prevented further complications. The NHS plans a ten-year shift towards community care, focusing on prevention rather than treatment of illness. An innovative local health clinic is providing essential services to the fishing community, exemplifying the model that could be expanded to serve more patients effectively.
"I was pulling one of the ropes and I slipped and fell. I had this really, really bad pain in my ankle. So much so, I couldn't get up off the floor."
"Without that service, I would have probably ended up with my leg turning septic and I'm not too sure what would have happened after that."
"Under a 10-year plan, published last month, health officials said the NHS in England needed to undergo a radical shift, away from hospitals to community care, and away from treating sickness to preventing it in the first place."
"A spare room in the trawler agent's offices in Brixham harbour is quickly being converted into a temporary health clinic. Blue screens are dragged across to split up the space."
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