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This article discusses the fact that almost half of NHS Consultants have private medical insurance.

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Medical insurance - why some NHS Consultants choose to be treated privately

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The NHS is suffering from a severe lack of funding at the moment, and according to the Royal College of Nursing, a number of people will soon be made redundant. As many as 4,000 jobs could be lost. Commenting on the cuts, an NHS spokesperson said: ( car insurance quotes ) "Theres no doubt that there will be an impact on patients. This is not the sort of thing that is going to be resolved by cutting back on chocolate biscuits in the boardroom." The spokesperson continued: "The staff that we are looking at losing are not office based, theyre people who are providing frontline services." (health insurance)

The people at the top of their profession in the NHS could be seen to be like rats from a sinking ship at the moment. BUPA recently published figures showing that 41% of NHS consultants have invested in private medical care, which means that if they were diagnosed with an illness or needed treatment for any reason, they would receive that treatment in a BUPA hospital. It looks like those consultants have little faith in the NHS, a theory refuted by the Deputy Chairman of the BMAs Consultants Committee, who asserted: "Consultants may like the anonymity of private care. One ( car insurance policy ) of the problems of being treated in the NHS is that consultants might find themselves in a bed next to one of their patients".

We dont think that argument rings true, because if those NHS consultants ( life insurance quotes ) did have faith in the service, why would they want is to be placed in a private ward, and not next to one of their patients?

Private medical insurance cannot help you in every circumstance. If you have an accident, you would still need to be treated at the local A&E unit. Private medical insurance comes into its own when you are diagnosed with a serious illness like, for example, kidney stones. With private care you are likely to be treated very quickly, whereas with the NHS, you could be in pain for months while sat on a waiting list. (cheap loans)

The case of Dr Sarah Burnett illustrates the point effectively. ( mortgage quotes ) She is a radiology consultant who has been an NHS employee for the last 15 years. Not impressed with the level of service offered at the NHS, she decided to invest in private medical insurance. She did this because: "NHS treatment is not a pleasant experience in any way - from the standard of the food, to ward cleanliness and the chance of catching MRSA".

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