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<blockquote data-quote="dipsydo" data-source="post: 1591000" data-attributes="member: 371312"><p>I have had two private ops - both new hips and an advantage for me was having a private room as I do not sleep well and need to listen to a radio to get to sleep. For the most recent hip ( last year ) when I could not walk without intensive pain and my GP would not put me forward to be even seen by the surgeon . I felt I had no option and went private as I was in a position that I could and could not stand making a complaint about the GP .</p><p> </p><p>A thing to consider is that if anything goes wrong is that the emergency cover is private hospital is not extensive and in the worst outcome may not get compensation as there may not any relevant insurance of the private hospital / surgeon so need to pick your surgeon/ hospital carefully - I went a hospital which specialized in orthopedics . If you self fund you can get quotes of how much the operation will cost and usually is a fixed fee but you have to add on the cost of the consultant and the anesthesiologist . My second operation cost approx £12,000 in total .</p><p></p><p> I think NHS are fine for emergencies and cancer but if you want help for something not seen as time critical you have to wait or consider the private options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dipsydo, post: 1591000, member: 371312"] I have had two private ops - both new hips and an advantage for me was having a private room as I do not sleep well and need to listen to a radio to get to sleep. For the most recent hip ( last year ) when I could not walk without intensive pain and my GP would not put me forward to be even seen by the surgeon . I felt I had no option and went private as I was in a position that I could and could not stand making a complaint about the GP . A thing to consider is that if anything goes wrong is that the emergency cover is private hospital is not extensive and in the worst outcome may not get compensation as there may not any relevant insurance of the private hospital / surgeon so need to pick your surgeon/ hospital carefully - I went a hospital which specialized in orthopedics . If you self fund you can get quotes of how much the operation will cost and usually is a fixed fee but you have to add on the cost of the consultant and the anesthesiologist . My second operation cost approx £12,000 in total . I think NHS are fine for emergencies and cancer but if you want help for something not seen as time critical you have to wait or consider the private options. [/QUOTE]
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