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Post by omegal on Jan 13, 2023 23:46:16 GMT 1
To be honest it can be case of a postcode lottery here as well. We are lucky as our previous Doctor retired a while ago and his partner in the clinic left to go a bigger town. So in the last year the next commune just a few minutes down the road built an extension to their existing building and now we have 5 Doctors, a new Physio making two in total, 2 dentists and other health care specialists including a new Nurses station. My wife waited all of a week or so to have her scond new hip and her friend the same. Not including pre-tests but as soon as they were over, she, or rather they, chose their dates. I don't think that is a possibility in the UK? Same for replacement knees which friends have had done in St Gregoire (Rennes). As we drive through villages going West in Brittany, we do pass some villages that have boards up asking for Doctors, Dentists and Physios, often just one of the three. My wifes Father is in a large West London hospital where he is not expected to last the weekend, her problem was trying to find somewhere to park at the hospital over Xmas and the start of the New Year. She told me that the hospitable staff were stretched with all the work and yes, ambulances were lined up outside waiting for beds for the persons inside.
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Post by pcpa on Jan 14, 2023 11:55:48 GMT 1
My wife waited all of a week or so to have her second new hip and her friend the same. I don't think that is a possibility in the UK? It is for the hospital trusts that send their patients to Abbeville for their operations!
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Post by omegal on Jan 14, 2023 13:08:52 GMT 1
My wife waited all of a week or so to have her second new hip and her friend the same. I don't think that is a possibility in the UK? It is for the hospital trusts that send their patients to Abbeville for their operations! I do think that would still take time and naturally longer than a resident in France. On a television programme on this very subject the person involved in the programme had waited a long time and was going to be referred to a hospital in Northern France, can't recall the town or hospital but it is well known now that UK patients are being sent over the France for their treatment.
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Post by norfolk on Jan 14, 2023 13:40:55 GMT 1
It is for the hospital trusts that send their patients to Abbeville for their operations! I do think that would still take time and naturally longer than a resident in France. On a television programme on this very subject the person involved in the programme had waited a long time and was going to be referred to a hospital in Northern France, can't recall the town or hospital but it is well known now that UK patients are being sent over the France for their treatment. It’s been happening for about thirty years or so omegal. They used to be shipped into airports like Limoges then taken to clinics etc for treatment. I have no idea if it still goes on since Brexit.
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Post by pcpa on Jan 14, 2023 17:15:37 GMT 1
Yes it was a tongue in cheek comment, I'm sure that they will have waited a very long time before being binned off to Abbeville.
I too was wondering about Brexit, in theory it should not make a difference, UK patients have always needed a passport and I don't think the NHS or UK private clinics are relieving the pressure on the French waiting lists!
There were a few bi-lingual French AE's doing a handholding service, meet & greet, prise en charge, translation, accompaniment on the return journey etc, I think they billed the NHS trusts, they were concerned for their livelyhoods post Brexit.
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Post by pcpa on Jan 14, 2023 17:16:39 GMT 1
and was going to be referred to a hospital in Northern France, can't recall the town or hospital That would have been Abbeville.
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Post by mangetout on Jan 14, 2023 18:58:22 GMT 1
To be honest it can be case of a postcode lottery here as well. We are lucky as our previous Doctor retired a while ago and his partner in the clinic left to go a bigger town. So in the last year the next commune just a few minutes down the road built an extension to their existing building and now we have 5 Doctors, a new Physio making two in total, 2 dentists and other health care specialists including a new Nurses station. My wife waited all of a week or so to have her scond new hip and her friend the same. Not including pre-tests but as soon as they were over, she, or rather they, chose their dates. I don't think that is a possibility in the UK? Same for replacement knees which friends have had done in St Gregoire (Rennes). As we drive through villages going West in Brittany, we do pass some villages that have boards up asking for Doctors, Dentists and Physios, often just one of the three. My wifes Father is in a large West London hospital where he is not expected to last the weekend, her problem was trying to find somewhere to park at the hospital over Xmas and the start of the New Year. She told me that the hospitable staff were stretched with all the work and yes, ambulances were lined up outside waiting for beds for the persons inside. I'm sorry to hear your father in law is near his end. Please accept my condolences. I hope he passes without too much distress both for him and you.
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Post by norfolk on Jan 14, 2023 19:01:01 GMT 1
To be honest it can be case of a postcode lottery here as well. We are lucky as our previous Doctor retired a while ago and his partner in the clinic left to go a bigger town. So in the last year the next commune just a few minutes down the road built an extension to their existing building and now we have 5 Doctors, a new Physio making two in total, 2 dentists and other health care specialists including a new Nurses station. My wife waited all of a week or so to have her scond new hip and her friend the same. Not including pre-tests but as soon as they were over, she, or rather they, chose their dates. I don't think that is a possibility in the UK? Same for replacement knees which friends have had done in St Gregoire (Rennes). As we drive through villages going West in Brittany, we do pass some villages that have boards up asking for Doctors, Dentists and Physios, often just one of the three. My wifes Father is in a large West London hospital where he is not expected to last the weekend, her problem was trying to find somewhere to park at the hospital over Xmas and the start of the New Year. She told me that the hospitable staff were stretched with all the work and yes, ambulances were lined up outside waiting for beds for the persons inside. The hospital car parks are not free as in France, even the nurses have to pay for parking which is really taking the biscuit !
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Post by omegal on Jan 14, 2023 19:36:42 GMT 1
To be honest it can be case of a postcode lottery here as well. We are lucky as our previous Doctor retired a while ago and his partner in the clinic left to go a bigger town. So in the last year the next commune just a few minutes down the road built an extension to their existing building and now we have 5 Doctors, a new Physio making two in total, 2 dentists and other health care specialists including a new Nurses station. My wife waited all of a week or so to have her scond new hip and her friend the same. Not including pre-tests but as soon as they were over, she, or rather they, chose their dates. I don't think that is a possibility in the UK? Same for replacement knees which friends have had done in St Gregoire (Rennes). As we drive through villages going West in Brittany, we do pass some villages that have boards up asking for Doctors, Dentists and Physios, often just one of the three. My wifes Father is in a large West London hospital where he is not expected to last the weekend, her problem was trying to find somewhere to park at the hospital over Xmas and the start of the New Year. She told me that the hospitable staff were stretched with all the work and yes, ambulances were lined up outside waiting for beds for the persons inside. I'm sorry to hear your father in law is near his end. Please accept my condolences. I hope he passes without too much distress both for him and you. Our middle son has been with him all day yesterday and today. Moments ago he said that he thinks his Grandad is near the end. The nurse has sent for a Doctor. His Grandad was a well known pro boxer, starting in Fairground booths. In the part of London he was brought up there were often tensions with the locals as he was born in Ireland, so he knew he had to protect himself, he passed that skill on to our son who once boxed for charity in white collar fights. Our youngest Son is an historian regarding Worldwide Boxing. He is rushing to the hospital as we text. Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot.
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Post by omegal on Jan 14, 2023 19:49:23 GMT 1
To be honest it can be case of a postcode lottery here as well. We are lucky as our previous Doctor retired a while ago and his partner in the clinic left to go a bigger town. So in the last year the next commune just a few minutes down the road built an extension to their existing building and now we have 5 Doctors, a new Physio making two in total, 2 dentists and other health care specialists including a new Nurses station. My wife waited all of a week or so to have her scond new hip and her friend the same. Not including pre-tests but as soon as they were over, she, or rather they, chose their dates. I don't think that is a possibility in the UK? Same for replacement knees which friends have had done in St Gregoire (Rennes). As we drive through villages going West in Brittany, we do pass some villages that have boards up asking for Doctors, Dentists and Physios, often just one of the three. My wifes Father is in a large West London hospital where he is not expected to last the weekend, her problem was trying to find somewhere to park at the hospital over Xmas and the start of the New Year. She told me that the hospitable staff were stretched with all the work and yes, ambulances were lined up outside waiting for beds for the persons inside. The hospital car parks are not free as in France, even the nurses have to pay for parking which is really taking the biscuit ! Norfolk I'm afraid the clinics and hospitals in Rennes you will have to pay, our local in Dinan is free but it is often difficult to find somewhere to park. I guess all depts/ regions will differ as is the norm here?
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Post by Nifty on Jan 14, 2023 19:53:36 GMT 1
I do think that would still take time and naturally longer than a resident in France. On a television programme on this very subject the person involved in the programme had waited a long time and was going to be referred to a hospital in Northern France, can't recall the town or hospital but it is well known now that UK patients are being sent over the France for their treatment. It’s been happening for about thirty years or so omegal. They used to be shipped into airports like Limoges then taken to clinics etc for treatment. I have no idea if it still goes on since Brexit. Seems that problem of getting medical attention is not just limited to Europe and the US. I recently discovered that my Canadian half brother flew to Israel for surgery. Not sure of his reasoning, he had a good job and presumably paid his insurance dues. Seems that this is the reality of the race to the bottom of the society’s that some people live in.
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Post by norfolk on Jan 14, 2023 20:59:49 GMT 1
The hospital car parks are not free as in France, even the nurses have to pay for parking which is really taking the biscuit ! Norfolk I'm afraid the clinics and hospitals in Rennes you will have to pay, our local in Dinan is free but it is often difficult to find somewhere to park. I guess all depts/ regions will differ as is the norm here? Oh really ? That’s the first French hospital of heard of which charges for parking.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2023 21:10:45 GMT 1
Sorry mate but by promulgating this stupidity you are "blanked out" from all my postings. You are number 5.
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Post by omegal on Jan 14, 2023 21:20:17 GMT 1
Norfolk I'm afraid the clinics and hospitals in Rennes you will have to pay, our local in Dinan is free but it is often difficult to find somewhere to park. I guess all depts/ regions will differ as is the norm here? Oh really ? That’s the first French hospital of heard of which charges for parking. Hospital St Laurent, Hospital Pontchaillou and Clinic St Gregoire Rennes and St Malo Hospital all have parking charges and friends say parking CHU in Poitiers is payable. So going on that, one can perhaps hazard a guess many more in France will now have parking charges, especially seeing as there is a strain on hospital costs. I can only surmise that they want to ensure they can afford to repair the hospital car parking whenever needed without dipping in to their annual budget?
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Post by pcpa on Jan 14, 2023 22:01:22 GMT 1
CHU Amiens Sud have been charging for the last year, it is a recently built new Super Hospital and had masses of parking but they have not been enough now that most of the services from the other hospitals it replaces have moved there, it was initially free but became nigh on impossible to find a place so the writing was on the wall.
Most older hospitals and if CHU Amiens is anything to go by even new ones dont have enough parking, if yours is free but often full then its only a question of time. They make so much revenue from it that its hard for them to resist.
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