This is what our 2 tier health service does!!

[Aindriu]

Private patients skip the cancer queues.

Private patients with suspected cancer are getting fast-tracked to treatment in state hospitals while their public counterparts are left waiting.


The shocking trend emerged in a major survey of private patients who needed investigations to find out if they had cancer.

Confirmation of a quicker system for those who can pay for their health service will re-ignite claims that money talks -- and saves lives.

Full story here

I find this disgusting. Please discuss.

[pikey]

Its a disgrace .
I wonder how long it will take the p.ie pd element to defend it ? huffing and puffing about medical card "spongers" , calling anyone who is appalled a communist etc.....

[Wolverine]

Disgusted but not surprised to be honest!

[Sligoboy]

Its a disgrace .
I wonder how long it will take the p.ie pd element to defend it ? huffing and puffing about medical card "spongers" , calling anyone who is appalled a communist etc.....

They won't defend it. They will say this is exactly the sort of thing Co-location will sort out.

Except it won't of course

[jerryp]

This is not news, it's being going on for decades. Co-location will simply instituitionalise it.

[TradCat]

Isn't that exactly why people take out health insurance?

[moloney]

i think you can have privatisation and a good health care the biggest problem isn t privatisation it s lack of planning and wasting billions on stuff that doesn t work

[Aindriu]

Isn't that exactly why people take out health insurance?

To jump the queue thus allowing poorer people to die? No it feckin well isn't!!!

[the saint]

Isn't that exactly why people take out health insurance?

To jump the queue thus allowing poorer people to die? No it feckin well isn't!!!

Of course it is. If the health service was perfect few would have health insurance. The reason people take it out is to jump queues don't be so nieve.

[Aindriu]

Isn't that exactly why people take out health insurance?

To jump the queue thus allowing poorer people to die? No it feckin well isn't!!!

Of course it is. If the health service was perfect few would have health insurance. The reason people take it out is to jump queues don't be so nieve.

In the UK, under the NHS all are treated fairly irrespective of wealth or status! Go figure. Our 2 tier system is immoral!