'fraid under our terms of service we cannot refuse NHS treatment except if it
is clincially unappropriate.
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From: [log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]
Sent: 12 June 1998 12:56
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: A foul tasting cocktail, patients mixing NHS with Private
I am getting increasingly annoyed by some of my patients who feel they can pay
for a one off appointment with a consultant privately, then proceed to plead
poverty and then get listed for their op or generally get into the system
faster on the NHS. Most of my local consultants seem to allow them to do this.
I personally it makes a mockerey of the NHS. We have a two tier system.
I got stroppy when a lady who had seen an ENT man locally and wanted the
private script for Nasocort changed to an FP10. I gave in but she kept on
about how her health insurance was a company perk and as I mentioned above
pleaded poverty.
Free at the point of delivery.......b&&*(*((cks!!
Do any of you folks get this problem and what do you do about it?
Shahid Dadabhoy
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