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Post by peterboat on Nov 24, 2016 9:46:15 GMT
Exactly the point people coming here should have insurance the NHS should claim every time it might make a huge difference to us in the long run
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Post by dyertribe on Nov 24, 2016 12:42:34 GMT
They should be! Skateboarders and ski-ers know the risks. Let them take out hugely expensive private insurance. I wouldn't insure them. That goes for horse riders too. In early 2015 I went to Austria to compete in a Seniors (over 45, before you ask!) bobsleigh event. I made sure I had good provision of insurance which included the obtaining an NHS European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) which has replaced the old E111 for basic and emergency care, plus travel insurance which specifically included bobsleigh and non-professional competition. The insurance cost me £65 for a week's cover, which as it turns out, was a good investment. My driver made a mistake on the final corner of the third run and we impacted the side wall at 75mph forward speed with a high lateral G, breaking the top of my femur. I was blue-lighted off the mountain (doctor, two ambulances) and whisked into Innsbruck University Hospital, x-rays followed and the break confirmed. The doctor brought me to just enough to tell me what was happening and to check what sort of insurance I had. If I had been a standard NHS patient (EHIC only) I'd have had to have an external frame. As it was, the insurance covered the cost of an internal "nail" down the centre of the bone. I was in hospital for 9 days and finally went home escorted by a nurse, door-to-door service with business class seats on the flight for the additional leg room - most of which was covered by the private insurance. The basic level of care was covered by the NHS EHIC arrangements but I think its entirely fair to pay for additional cover if you're doing something slightly daft (like sliding down a mountain on a steel and fibreglass sled....) Like I said, best £65 I ever spent... How did they decide what bit of you went in which ambulance?
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Post by sbg on Nov 24, 2016 13:14:43 GMT
Hahaha nice....! I always wondered why they sent two. In the event, I understand that my best mate (the bob driver who walked away from the smack without a scratch) went in the other one. I had a lady doctor yelling at me to stay awake in mine.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 24, 2016 15:23:48 GMT
"I had a lady doctor yelling at me to stay awake in mine." That was a bit rude. She must have thought you just had the run-of-the-mill NHS deal.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2016 15:50:32 GMT
I remain unpersuaded, sorry.
People who need emergency care should get it. That's it.
The many administrators in the NHS can pursue insurance payments thereafter. It may leave clinicians alone to get on with their jobs.
Rog
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Post by dyertribe on Nov 24, 2016 23:45:05 GMT
I remain unpersuaded, sorry. People who need emergency care should get it. That's it. The many administrators in the NHS can pursue insurance payments thereafter. It may leave clinicians alone to get on with their jobs. Rog Doh! I'm going to shout here, apologies. THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO CLAIM PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT!!!!!!!!! They are trying to recoup costs for NON emergency treatment. That is all.
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Post by sbg on Nov 25, 2016 8:29:08 GMT
"I had a lady doctor yelling at me to stay awake in mine." That was a bit rude. She must have thought you just had the run-of-the-mill NHS deal. She was probably fed up with idiot tourists going for "just one more go down the slope" on their last day before flying home and coming a cropper!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2016 8:59:11 GMT
I remain unpersuaded, sorry. People who need emergency care should get it. That's it. The many adminisitrators in the NHS can pursue insurance payments thereafter. It may leave clinicians alone to get on with their jobs. Rog Doh! I'm going to shout here, apologies. THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO CLAIM PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT!!!!!!!!! They are trying to recoup costs for NON emergency treatment. That is all. Thank you for your shout. A number of posters have made reference to visits to A & E for treatment following accidents. For clarity's sake I stated my position. I obviously didn't make it clear enough, sorry. Rog
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Post by peterboat on Nov 25, 2016 9:06:01 GMT
I am still of the same view if they have insurance let it pay after an accident. I have insurance why shouldnt they? and all scheduled procedures should have been paid for before the op, that way you arnt chasing the money. I am sick to death of the NHS whining about lack of dosh, but cant be bothered to collect it!!!! If they dont take it out of the bods wages who was supposed to do it
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