A private hospital which accepts NHS work has instructed its doctors to artificially delay operations on non-paying patients to encourage them to pay fees. Make patients wait months for operations – even if there was no waiting list - to boost profits.
Bernie Creaven, executive director of the private BMI Meriden Hospital, Coventry, had ordered an immediate four-week postponement of operations on NHS patients referred to the hospital, which will be extended to a minimum of eight weeks by September. Creaven said the imposed delays were to discourage patients thinking of going private from opting for treatment on the NHS.
Bernie Creaven, executive director of the private BMI Meriden Hospital, Coventry, had ordered an immediate four-week postponement of operations on NHS patients referred to the hospital, which will be extended to a minimum of eight weeks by September. Creaven said the imposed delays were to discourage patients thinking of going private from opting for treatment on the NHS.
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