Private Health Care in the UK

[SueEllen]

Fine for day cases (e.g. cataracts) but wouldn't do it for overnight stays.

Especially as their emergency care is to call 999.

[northernladyuk]

So we get Shipman killing patients on the NHS, and if you go private you can end up with someone like this linky who maims you.

Private healthcare in the UK, with the exception of private healthcare delivered by the NHS or possibly the Wellington is notoriously variable in quality: poor clinical governance, lack of continuity of care, poor night-time professional cover, lack of critical care bed back up and overseas surgeons flying in for a list being common problems.

Fine for day cases (e.g. cataracts) but wouldn't do it for overnight stays.

[SueEllen]

So we get Shipman killing patients on the NHS, and if you go private you can end up with someone like this linky who maims you.