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The Independent UK
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When it comes to healthcare, don’t make ‘private’ a dirty word

NHS elective care will be cancelled to make way for A&E, a top doctor warns - (PA)

I have a cousin who is a surgeon with vast experience in both private practice and NHS work.

He tells me that when they have a long operating list in a private hospital the first comment is “looks like a long day then”.

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