NHS USA
NHS USA
Out of context: Reply #21
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I don't think I'm that wrong Beeachboy. I was in and out of hospital when I was younger with bad asthma. I saw the same consultant on the NHS as I saw privately when my dad was insured - this was at Frimley - an NHS hospital.
I've also had problems with my back for which I had a couple of MRI scans. One of these scans was private, one wasn't. Both were at the same facility. I waited weeks for one, and walked straight in for the other (I think you know which is which).
I simply don't buy that the two systems work independently of each other. In my own personal experience, they are joined at the hip to the obvious detriment of NHS patients.
- Don't the private insurances have to pay the NHS a fair rate for access to services?ribit
- I mean the NHS wouldn't just give stuff away, otherwise I'd setup my own cheap insurance and use the facilities too.ribit
- They pay to jump the queue. Same thing no matter how you dress it.********
- But the NHS and the community must get something out of that? (builds more facilities or something?)ribit
- and I'm hoping queue-jumping is not on life-critical stuff, they wouldn't allow that... right?ribit