Election time again

[snakey1]

This is the start 2 surgerys running side by side £145 to see your GP take it as you want .

So the poor man who just gets by waits 2 weeks for an appointment

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4204510/amp/Shameless-GPs-set-private-surgery-NHS-one.html

Nothing new you've always been able to jump the queue by going private

[big_cod]

Nothing new you've always been able to jump the queue by going private

Correct but in the same surgery NO this is something new just as the link says and it was in the mail but don't worry in a few years time we will all be paying .

[big_cod]

Bumped

Edited May 9, 2017 by big_cod

[Steve Walker]

The funny thing about NHS GPs is that they have never been nationalised. They have been private businesses since the NHS was set up. And you have always been able to use private GPs which don't work for the NHS at all. The odd thing about the surgery in the link is that they have set up a paid for practice to treat people from other surgeries. The NHS rules say they can't charge their own patients, but there has never been a ban on doing paid work for other people's patients.

[big_cod]

The funny thing about NHS GPs is that they have never been nationalised. They have been private businesses since the NHS was set up. And you have always been able to use private GPs which don't work for the NHS at all. The odd thing about the surgery in the link is that they have set up a paid for practice to treat people from other surgeries. The NHS rules say they can't charge their own patients, but there has never been a ban on doing paid work for other people's patients.

It's £50 in jersey and silly money in the states how long before it's mandatory here correct me if I am wrong don't those GPS actually work for the NHS

And if you are in that surgery unwell and can't afford the £145 how will those patients feel ..

Edited May 9, 2017 by big_cod

[Sportsman]

They are self employed and they are just expanding their business. Don't see the problem myself, as long as it doesn't interfere with their NHS duties. If you don't want to use the service no-one is making you.

[gozzer]

Does it conjure up visions of divided waiting rooms, with one side patients sipping cocktails while sitting in comfy armchairs. While the other side sit on hard benches, next to a broken window where the wind howls through? Is that how you see it Paul? The article leans towards that idea.

 

This quote suggests to me that maybe the private clinic is being used to possibly subsidise the NHS one.

 

Dr Alder said the private clinic was the only way he could guarantee his NHS clinic wouldn't be forced to close

 

John.

[snakey1]

Correct but in the same surgery NO this is something new just as the link says and it was in the mail but don't worry in a few years time we will all be paying .

We already are all paying (at least those of us who pay taxes are) it may be free at point of use but it certainly isn't free overall.

[big_cod]

Does it conjure up visions of divided waiting rooms, with one side patients sipping cocktails while sitting in comfy armchairs. While the other side sit on hard benches, next to a broken window where the wind howls through? Is that how you see it Paul? The article leans towards that idea.

 

This quote suggests to me that maybe the private clinic is being used to possibly subsidise the NHS one.

 

 

John.

 

 

Possible subsided the NHS do you actually believe that John .

 

At this moment we are spending less per head than ever before in NHS under this government .

Didn't see that in the artickle in the mail but you wouldn't would you .

Edited May 9, 2017 by big_cod

[big_cod]

We already are all paying (at least those of us who pay taxes are) it may be free at point of use but it certainly isn't free overall.

And you could' be paying a bit more under Mrs May after the election whats favourite VAT ,national insurance ,1p or 2 p on income tax dig deep they promised in the 2015 manifesto not raise tax they dozely Somehow forgot till they were reminded can they be trusted on tax again !!!!!

 

Do you believe anything they say in there manifesto all will be revealed .

Edited May 9, 2017 by big_cod