NHS vs. private healthcare for operation.

the fact that private hospitals are 'cleaner' is a deception, the bugs are still there, they still get the infections...and the same cleaners too, so..whats the point? Only difference is theres more staff per patient

Soo not true... Have you seen figures from private and NHS hospitals about HAI?

I'm not saying it's better, but not hugely...like i said, more nursing staff and less patients just equals the less infections

My father's had severe (and unusual) kidney issues and has been treated by both NHS and private. Going by how he was treated, I'd say private all the way. The NHS have done nothing except screw up, and at one point nearly kill him (sent him home after a particular procedure and he started bleeding internally). Going back a ways, when he was a younger man, they also failed to diagnose the fact that he'd managed to break *all* his ribs, right next to the spine after a car crash. They told him he was fine and sent him home. It was only when he came back complaining of back pain that they x-rayed him and found out it was a miracle he hadn't been permanently paralyzed.

He also managed to contract a new strain of meningitus back in the 90's in Africa, and luckily was treated privately in S. Africa. They had to create an entirely new drug to combat the illness, but because he was private, the insurance paid up. If it had been NHS they would have tried for a few weeks and then just given up (considered it a waste of resources).

small operation (e.g. something small done to a finger) = private
large operation (e.g. heart transplant) = NHS

My father's had severe (and unusual) kidney issues and has been treated by both NHS and private. Going by how he was treated, I'd say private all the way. The NHS have done nothing except screw up, and at one point nearly kill him (sent him home after a particular procedure and he started bleeding internally). Going back a ways, when he was a younger man, they also failed to diagnose the fact that he'd managed to break *all* his ribs, right next to the spine after a car crash. They told him he was fine and sent him home. It was only when he came back complaining of back pain that they x-rayed him and found out it was a miracle he hadn't been permanently paralyzed.

He also managed to contract a new strain of meningitus back in the 90's in Africa, and luckily was treated privately in S. Africa. They had to create an entirely new drug to combat the illness, but because he was private, the insurance paid up. If it had been NHS they would have tried for a few weeks and then just given up (considered it a waste of resources).

I am VERY surprised to hear about people's experiences with mixed wards - the only ones I know that still have mixed bays are MAU wards, where patient turnover is so high that you just can't organise beds based on sex.

You do realize that creating an entirely new drug costs billions and takes about fifteen years?

I am VERY surprised to hear about people's experiences with mixed wards - the only ones I know that still have mixed bays are MAU wards, where patient turnover is so high that you just can't organise beds based on sex.