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Originally Posted by Seeker
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Are these the same doctors and consultants that work both in NHS and private hospitals and clinics
My wife worked for NHS as medical secretary and saw what went on with consultants and doctors, they used to refer to Nuffield Hospitals as 'the golden nugget' as people were often there earning ££££'s when they had clinics booked at NHS hospitals and guess who had to make excuses to clinic patients because the doctors / consultants did not turn up on time. GP's employed by NHS only work an average 3 day week nowadays and many practices no longer have 'open' surgeries in the morning (everything by appointment, average time for an appointment in our local surgery - 2 weeks ), and are very well paid, maybe they moonlight with private health companies as well.
If the Doctors want to revive NHS they should take a pay cut and stop moonlighting in private sector.
Consultants would also see people privately for consultations and get paid ( their 30 pieces of silver ), they would then get the patients a quick appointment with NHS for treatment, bypassing the patients who were on the lists. Many doctors are in it purely for the money these days, they are as guilty as anyone for robbing the NHS. Many Hospitals (and schools) are also in debt because of the mad public / private building partnerships (introduced by tories but really taken to heart by Blair government) - they let private companies build hospitals and then charge massive rents and maintenance contracts for 30 years, when the buildings get handed back to NHS ( but they will need total rebuild or gutting and refurbishing at massive expense to taxpayer after that time anyway). This was just one of the slimey Tony B Liars ploys to be seen as being responsible for building new schools and hospitals while passing the cost on to future generations. Economists have worked out that these buildings over their 30 year life will have cost 6 x as much as if they had been built by NHS (£300billion as against £50 billion) - no wonder hospitals are burdened with debt as they pay for these facilities out of money that should be spent on patients.