time ago ther took the Hippocratic Oath. Personally, doubt whether anyone called Hippocrates ever sat under a uree on une urcer Island of Kos, and set forth the basic laws which guide But the legendary ideas he alleged.
propounded that visit the wherever they may be, on that medicine should be a social service is a right today as it was over two thousand years ago. Fat When see waxing fat on the pain and suffering of others, I know corruption is running riot.
Wednesday, I watch2's Man Alive debate private medicine. It American Internanonal, argued TOT health service. were opposca oy panel of Scottish health workers.
The doctors were in a candid mood. They llauc no bones about the fact that medicine could ' not offer a service as good as the NHS.' Yes they admitted that 'private hospitals had So what's the point of building private hospitals? According to the two advocates of private practice, right to choose. Of course they never said that what per mits you to choose, in the private sector, is the size of your bank roll. If you can 1IUL grease the Palli avaricious consultant, you have no choice. plead guilty to wanting to charge money for all 12ln service Martin Webster actually replied "по' when would go into the private Nuffield MacAlpine Hospital for major operation. 1S g00d tor some geese is obviously good for berlalli ganael.
By this time my faith in the medical profession had begun to reach an all-time low. But it got a real boost when the opposing panel nurses and other health workers got to grips with the issues. In their near unanimous opinion private medicine was a parasite on the NHS. Dr Sam Galbraith succinctly described it as 'morally Queous fact that patients. matter than money, Dr Caroline Shack was Dalonsnan told by Balfour-Lyn that this was a sweet sentiment. As we know, sentiment never paid the wages of those in the super-tax bracket! Cash Man Alive brought home the difference ween a socialist of mealcine and a torv view To the cash conscious and the profit seekers every disease has its price. The patients get what they pay and the workers will be paid as litpossible for their labours. Socialists have a altierent view We want to harness the skills and the culpassiol of the majority of health workers for the medical advancement of everybody. want to turn the legend of Hippocrates into a reality.
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Sweet For stating the obvious