howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Seems rasher logical if they have the spare capacity and we have waiting lists, people willing to pay their travel costs and hold a valid passport can get treated more quickly.
http://www.dover-express.co.uk/Dover-patients-sent-CALAIS-hospital-treatment/story-27751948-detail/story.htmlhoward mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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All signed sealed and delivered, should go some way to cutting waiting lists.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-35354633howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Not going down well on social media mainly because so many don't actually read the article, no change there. Some think they will be sent there, others think they have to pay for the treatments and a few believe they have to pay up front then recoup later. It is also believed that the EHIC would cover their treatment.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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A good idea but no good if you can not afford the fare and no good if you do not have a passport.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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You are the first person that has not rubbished it out of hand Jan, frankly I despair of social media sometimes. The move does not solve all of the problems of the NHS of course but it helps take pressure off.
Cataract ops listed but in my opinion not suitable for this, one appointment to see the consultants who uses high tech equipment to measure the eye thus getting the correct replacement lens, the second trip is for the actual procedure and it needs another person to accompany the patient who will be a bit groggy to negotiate the various check ins, passport control, the ferry journey and all the rest of the necessary stops.
Then a few weeks later the final check up with the consultant.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Ignoring the practicalities it must be a good idea if it cuts waiting lists and is no more expensive than treatment in this country.
Travel costs must be the biggest drawback, those on low incomes will not be able to afford the trip and imagine the hassle of travelling to France for anyone who lives north of London or to the West.
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Reginald Barrington
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Must admit for Dovorians it would be quicker than getting to Ashford by bus, and tie it in with a cheap hotel for a couple of days, it gets my vote.
I wonder what the French public think of it, I know most Brits would be foaming at the mouth if it was the other way around.
I heard of one incredibly ignorant comment on Facebook, from a young girl saying i don't even have an Ehic card how do they expect me to get to France just to see a doctor, I would love to put her full post up, but she's already had enough grief on fb.
I despair for the future
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Jan, anyone living north or west of London is hardly likely to be treated under our local CCG which is the one which has signed the deal with the French.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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My mistake Peter, I thought it was a country wide scheme.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Most of the procedures mentioned were previously carried out by Spire Healthcare at their St Saviours hospital which is now closed, hence the need for another provider.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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Pain management clinic gets me, that's a long term process with numerous appointments, over several months or years.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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There are a few treatments/procedures that don't transfer easily from Hythe to Calais although follow up appointments will be held in East Kent. Hip replacements require a longish stay in hospital with the likelihood of no visitors. My understanding is the food is much better,over there not much to compare with though.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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No visitors is just how I would want it, time to myself
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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only a week in ashford howard before they palm you off to a care/rehab place.
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:There are a few treatments/procedures that don't transfer easily from Hythe to Calais although follow up appointments will be held in East Kent. Hip replacements require a longish stay in hospital with the likelihood of no visitors. My understanding is the food is much better,over there not much to compare with though.
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My wife was in for 2 nights with her hip, she would have been home a day earlier if the muppets at William Harvey had their paperwork in order.
Food in French hospitals is excellent but you have to pay for it.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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The cost of travelling to France and the need of a passport will be a factor, just two of the things that would put me off.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Jan Higgins wrote:The cost of travelling to France and the need of a passport will be a factor, just two of the things that would put me off.
I would think that most people in East Kent have a passport just for shopping purposes. For people travelling as foot passengers a day return can be as little as a £.3 plus bus or taxi services both sides.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Never really taken off, I wonder whether GPs are offering the alternative to patients or it is simply that people aren't aware of the service.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/poor-response-to-nhs-deal-159141/Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
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Well, there was this on Channel 4 News last night. The chap, from Deal, was assessed and given an appointment for a knee operation 10 days later.
https://www.channel4.com/news/nhs-pays-for-british-patients-to-be-treated-in-calais'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
