NHS - should she pay for this?
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Is there a doctor/consultant in the house?
My mother (83) went to the GP and needed a urine test. A week later she got a bill from an NHS Trust in the next county for 'Private Histology Test' and 'Reporting Fee' totalling £55.50.
I naively thought that the fact we all pay so much more for the NHS now meant we might actually get something back.
We were not told there would be a fee - is this fair and payable? Is she entitled to free treatment due to age?
Thanks all.
My mother (83) went to the GP and needed a urine test. A week later she got a bill from an NHS Trust in the next county for 'Private Histology Test' and 'Reporting Fee' totalling £55.50.
I naively thought that the fact we all pay so much more for the NHS now meant we might actually get something back.
We were not told there would be a fee - is this fair and payable? Is she entitled to free treatment due to age?
Thanks all.
It is probably a clerical/admin/lack of communication error. However, it may be that the GP neglected to mention it was chargeable if it was urgent and he skipped the public queue with her, if it really was a private test. Best check up on Monday.
The other stuff I was going to say, was that Labour want to spend £60 billion, the Tories want to cut £35 billion, so thats a difference of £95 billion between the two. So who pays next time?
The other stuff I was going to say, was that Labour want to spend £60 billion, the Tories want to cut £35 billion, so thats a difference of £95 billion between the two. So who pays next time?
Thanks for the replies everyone.
Looking for infection I think - we didn't get any direct answers from the GP but when the carer went in for another prescription she came out with one for nitrofurantoin, which is an antibiotic I believe.
I do that sometimes! Re the politics, you can look at it two ways. First, if Labour has spent 50% extra and nothing's improved, you can take it back out and return it to the people. Second, if we didn't pay 60% tax (work it out) think how rich we'd all be - we could afford private healthcare from the savings. ALl HM Govt do is sit in the middle and bollox things up.
That sounds interesting. I'm certainly surprised that an 83-old woman has to pay for a urine test. Or maybe there's a 10-month wait for urine tests which is why she had to go 'private' - albeit without realising.
You see, the problem is that once people start paying very high taxes, they start expecting very good services in return. Anyway, for each person who removes themselves from the NHS queue, either because they (incredibly) have some money left, or will die before they get to the end, so get a bank loan, means everyobody else moves up a place. It's interesting that Labour can plan to privatise the NHS and nobody makes a fuss, but if Michael Howard dared suggest it, he'd be hung, drawn and quartered.
anonymous said:
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Looking for infection I think - we didn't get any direct answers from the GP but when the carer went in for another prescription she came out with one for nitrofurantoin, which is an antibiotic I believe.
Balmoral Green said:
I edited it, added loads more, chucked in a bit of politics, changed my mind, re-wrote it, didnt like it at all, thought it, and deleted it
I do that sometimes! Re the politics, you can look at it two ways. First, if Labour has spent 50% extra and nothing's improved, you can take it back out and return it to the people. Second, if we didn't pay 60% tax (work it out) think how rich we'd all be - we could afford private healthcare from the savings. ALl HM Govt do is sit in the middle and bollox things up. pullingpower said:
Perhaps the GP is using the lab facilities of a neighbouring NHS trust as they are cheaper. Still, if this was the case I thought that your trust should be paying, not you. The bill must be wrongly addressed and should have gone to the practise.
That sounds interesting. I'm certainly surprised that an 83-old woman has to pay for a urine test. Or maybe there's a 10-month wait for urine tests which is why she had to go 'private' - albeit without realising.
You see, the problem is that once people start paying very high taxes, they start expecting very good services in return. Anyway, for each person who removes themselves from the NHS queue, either because they (incredibly) have some money left, or will die before they get to the end, so get a bank loan, means everyobody else moves up a place. It's interesting that Labour can plan to privatise the NHS and nobody makes a fuss, but if Michael Howard dared suggest it, he'd be hung, drawn and quartered.
simpo two said:
Looking for infection I think - we didn't get any direct answers from the GP but when the carer went in for another prescription she came out with one for nitrofurantoin, which is an antibiotic I believe.
Doesn't sound anything out of the ordinary. We run those sorts of tests all the time. Would only charge for private patients (unless he accidently ticked the wrong box)
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