Would you wait

[motorbiking]

My mum paid 25k for back surgery because of pain. I have insurance and both I and ms motorbiking got our things fixed in a week when we were facing 6 months just for the first consultation.

The government should encourage people to have private medical. It is a way for doctors and surgeons to earn well and subsidise the NHS.

 

[blup]

If you where in that much pain that you needed an Operation and the NHS waiting list is several months .
But you earn several thousand quid a week and possibly over 5 figures and have several hundred thousand in the bank
Would you pay the around 4k for it to be done privately and have it done within the week or would you take up a vital NHS space and resources and be in pain waiting months

I don’t think wealth is a reason not to go private, taxes have been paid. But neither are left of centre views a reason for not going private

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Pay for a private consultation and hopefully if you're lucky the consultant will say I also work for the NHS I can fit you in....happened to my father in law.

My brother is a member of a tennis club. Someone he plays regularly is a surgeon at the local hospital. When brother slipped couple of discs several years ago and was in lots of pain the surgeon got him in within days and operated on him. Even though it was done on the NHS, brother said that the surgeons are like gods within the hospital and can do virtually what they like. Old case of it's not what you know...........

Something similar happened to the landlord of my local. He's early 70s and had a hip replacement. He needed the other one doing, but hospital were dragging their heels. Completely by chance the surgeon who did the first hip came into his pub for a drink with some friends one evening. They recognised each other and LL told the surgeon about delays with second hip. He had an appointment letter few days later and was done within a couple of weeks.

 

[blup]

My brother is a member of a tennis club. Someone he plays regularly is a surgeon at the local hospital. When brother slipped couple of discs several years ago and was in lots of pain the surgeon got him in within days and operated on him. Even though it was done on the NHS, brother said that the surgeons are like gods within the hospital and can do virtually what they like. Old case of it's not what you know...........

Something similar happened to the landlord of my local. He's early 70s and had a hip replacement. He needed the other one doing, but hospital were dragging their heels. Completely by chance the surgeon who did the first hip came into his pub for a drink with some friends one evening. They recognised each other and LL told the surgeon about delays with second hip. He had an appointment letter few days later and was done within a couple of weeks.

They are equally good (NHS generally) to nhs staff

 

[Highway Man]

I am as private patient and as far as I am concerned if you can afford it then there is no guilt, it also helps the NHS waiting list by not clogging their system up.

 

[pete01]

I am as private patient and as far as I am concerned if you can afford it then there is no guilt, it also helps the NHS waiting list by not clogging their system up.

You should get an brain transplant

 

[catlad]

You should get an brain transplant

Yes, one with a few more cells...

 

[Highway Man]

You should get an brain transplant

Reported

 

[pete01]

Reported

OMG, what for?

 

[pete01]

Yes, one with a few more cells...

Exactly

 

[Koolpc]

If you where in that much pain that you needed an Operation and the NHS waiting list is several months .
But you earn several thousand quid a week and possibly over 5 figures and have several hundred thousand in the bank
Would you pay the around 4k for it to be done privately and have it done within the week or would you take up a vital NHS space and resources and be in pain waiting months

Are you waiting for a sex change op?

 

[Highway Man]

OMG, what for?

suggesting that because I am such a hot looker that I should get a brain transplant

 

[ReganAndCarter]

They are equally good (NHS generally) to nhs staff

Glad to hear it. They deserve it.

 

[Justin Passing]

It's more complicated to go private. I did recently and it realy wasn't any different apart from the faff.
I think anyone who could would do so to avoid a long wait.

I know a couple of medics who say that if it were not for the higher income coming from private patients, they'd bugger off to Australia where the pay and the national system's better.
Having some NHS docs earning less than tube drivers is ridiculous.

 

[johnny2007]

Private it is.
I paid £10k for spinal surgery many moons ago and I never regretted it.
My scar is less than an inch long and almost invisible.
I have seen "NHS" scars on one level like mine to be 4-5 inches and thick.
Besides, I didn't have to wait and had the theatre all for me that day, so there was no rush.
I also picked the best neurosurgeon I could find, so I knew I was in safe hands.
The NHS had given me the runaround for years and said my condition was not severe enough to justify surgery: total b@llox.