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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Clea Skopeliti

‘My GP suggested it’: Britons explain why they went private for surgery

Surgeons in an operating theatre.
People told the Guardian they went private after being confronted with long waiting times as their quality of life deteriorated. Photograph: simonkr/Getty Images

Private hospitals are caring for a record number of patients paying through their own savings or private medical insurance, according to figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network. Here, three patients explain why they recently had to turn to the private sector for an operation.

‘It was taking over life – but I resent having to pay’

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