Anthony Stevens 🇪🇺 🇯🇲 💙The tories have appointed Wol Kolade, managing partner of private equity firm Livingbridge which has multiple investments in private healthcare, to the post of deputy chair of NHS England. He has donated £730,000 to their party
RobExmoor@AnthonyFStevens the corruption grinds on. I guess they think that those fortunate enough to have private health care are ‘taking a burden off the NHS’ when what they are really doing is queue jumping and looking the other way while it’s crushed into the mud.
@RobExmoor Several years ago I had private healthcare through work. After being given a FOUR YEAR guarantee for my desperately needed knee op, I used my private option instead.
I turned up at BUPA only to be greeted by the same flippin Consultant I was under with the NHS! We were both surprised to see each other & he explained there'd be no difference with my operation options apart from one.
A 4 year wait under the NHS, or 3 weeks privately in the SAME hospital with the SAME operating team! 😳
@AnthonyFStevens @AnthonyFStevens yes, that’s I think a common experience. I recommend reading or watching ‘this is going to hurt’ about Adam Kay’s experience as a junior obstetrics doctor. It’s upsetting - including a suicide.
Sadly, many discussions around private health care end in acrimony as people can take criticism of it as if it’s personal to them. Not you 👍 The point is that Any private paid for alternative always reduces the quality of free for all services.
@RobExmoor Agreed 100%! I was due a groin op (football injury) in April 2020 which was cancelled because of lockdown.
I was in agony & had to wait another year when I was called & told I could have the operation privately within 3 weeks which the NHS would pay for. Not knowing when I'd get it done otherwise, I accepted.
A week before the op, the NHS called & offered to do the op in 3 weeks, which meant a further 2 weeks wait. On a point of principle, I went with the NHS. 🕊 🙏🏾
@AnthonyFStevens 👍⭐️👍all the stats are being collected.