John Tickner said:
Sorry Tim, we seem to have found a point that we disagree on at last !
I don't accept that it is disingenuous to say that waiting times would fall because there would be a significant drop. Private appointments and consultations take up far more consultant time than NHS ones.
If we can find a way of removing the inequity of private medicine it is better for all. Philosophically, I don't approve of "purchasing" a routine op. just because you can afford to, and therefore someone less well off has to wait. However, I refer at least 30% of my patients privately (their choice) in order to get the problem solved now, not in a years time!
I have yet to be given an acceptable reason for our waiting lists compared to the rest of the Western world, isn't the major reason the NHS itself ?
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