Should I be scared of the NHS??

[joebloggs]

[I]
When I saw the consultant privately he asked me whether I wanted it done NHS or private. Either way it would be done immediately. He said he would do the op in either case but in a private hosp I would have a room to myself etc. He also said, that if there were any complications doing it in the private hospital, it would be no problem because he could rush me to NHS hospital across the road.

it would be if he wasn't joking

I never liked the idea of paying anything privately, they'll do things that don't need doing just for the like dentist, pay someone a set wage, so they'll do what needs doing

regarding the phils, when my stepsons g/f gave birth, my misses said they better not perform a CS, for a 19yr old i think the % rate who need a CS is well below 20%, and guess what the hospital said she did needed a CS

and the prices triples ,
and what kind of treatment you get in the phils in many cases depends on your ability to pay for it

[johncar54]

[I] Originally Posted by johncar54 View Post

When I saw the consultant privately he asked me whether I wanted it done NHS or private. Either way it would be done immediately. He said he would do the op in either case but in a private hosp I would have a room to myself etc. He also said, that if there were any complications doing it in the private hospital, it would be no problem because he could rush me to NHS hospital across the road.

it would be if he wasn't joking

I never liked the idea of paying anything privately, they'll do things that don't need doing just for the like dentist, pay someone a set wage, so they'll do what needs doing

Joebloggs. Whilst I would not disagree that those in private medicine usually not missing a chance to earn, in my case (ten years on, I am now a healthy 70 yr old) the operation saved my life. It was believed by my Spanish specialist to have been growing for about 12 years, which coincided with the UK specialist's view.

And, re his assurance that if anything went wrong I would be rushed to the NHS, that has been confirmed in another post.

[filipina_owl]

it would be if he wasn't joking

I never liked the idea of paying anything privately, they'll do things that don't need doing just for the like dentist, pay someone a set wage, so they'll do what needs doing

regarding the phils, when my stepsons g/f gave birth, my misses said they better not perform a CS, for a 19yr old i think the % rate who need a CS is well below 20%, and guess what the hospital said she did needed a CS

and the prices triples ,
and what kind of treatment you get in the phils in many cases depends on your ability to pay for it

excuse me joebloggs but not all dentists do things that dont need to be done. The fact that i am not like that. I work as a dentist in the philippines for 6 years, i've work in the government and in private clinic after office hours. I have had foreign patients but i never take advantage of them, i do treatments which is needed and necessary and thats that. Maybe some dentist do but not me.

[keithAngel]

excuse me joebloggs but not all dentists do things that dont need to be done. The fact that i am not like that. I work as a dentist in the philippines for 6 years, i've work in the government and in private clinic after office hours. I have had foreign patients but i never take advantage of them, i do treatments which is needed and necessary and thats that. Maybe some dentist do but not me.

I think the NHS dentists may be doing the opposite doing the minimum for the highest band charge and then doing a bit more the next time for the same ,rather than one joined up treatment

[filipina_owl]

I think the NHS dentists may be doing the opposite doing the minimum for the highest band charge and then doing a bit more the next time for the same ,rather than one joined up treatment

yes perhaps some private and government dentists do, but not all. i thought joebloggs was referring to all dentists in general.

[joebloggs]

I think the NHS dentists may be doing the opposite doing the minimum for the highest band charge and then doing a bit more the next time for the same ,rather than one joined up treatment

yes thats true, when i was younger, when you went for a checkup if you needed a filling they did it there and then, now they drag the treatment out over weeks. are appointments only 15mins now and they use to be 30mins?

[joebloggs]

excuse me joebloggs but not all dentists do things that dont need to be done. The fact that i am not like that. I work as a dentist in the philippines for 6 years, i've work in the government and in private clinic after office hours. I have had foreign patients but i never take advantage of them, i do treatments which is needed and necessary and thats that. Maybe some dentist do but not me.

i'm not talking about all dentist , but when the gov pays for the work you do, temptation is there to do work that doesn't need doing at all or yet

can a dentist surgery survive if most people who came for a check up needed nothing doing ?? i dont think it would pay their bills never mind there wages

i know of a few people who now go to dentists in Hungary because prices are like 1/3 of the prices here in the UK.

i've read somewhere, that some dentist would do a filling, when it fact it was only a stain on the tooth not decay

[filipina_owl]

i'm not talking about all dentist , but when the gov pays for the work you do, temptation is there to do work that doesn't need doing at all or yet

can a dentist surgery survive if most people who came for a check up needed nothing doing ?? i dont think it would pay their bills never mind there wages

i know of a few people who now go to dentists in Hungary because prices are like 1/3 of the prices here in the UK.

i've read somewhere, that some dentist would do a filling, when it fact it was only a stain on the tooth not decay

yes perhaps what you're saying is true for some dentists. well, you can also go to philippines for a dental treatment during your holiday vacation, much more cheaper than in hungary i think, plus you can expect better treatments and services.