The Differences (That Count As A Lawyer) Between NHS And Private Healthcare

There is a standard prevailing belief that some private hospitals provide a higher grade of healthcare than the NHS.  This is inaccurate.  The standard of care and expertise a patient should expect from any hospital, whether private or NHS, is the same.  There are a series of stringent guidelines and protocols which should be in place whichever hospital a patient attends.  Likewise, many doctors work in both areas and should employ the same standards in their work.

The use of private healthcare has grown but tends to be either on a one-off basis because there is perhaps a procedure that a patient cannot obtain on the NHS (some cosmetic and plastic surgery issues for example0, it is perceived to be quicker, or the patient has the benefit of private health insurance.