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Displaced Discs
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One of my friends has been told she has two displaced discs on her spine and she needs an operation.
She has been told the nhs waiting list for her to have this done is two years. Does this seem like a reasonable amount of time for her to wait ? I would be interested to hear your comments.
She has been told the nhs waiting list for her to have this done is two years. Does this seem like a reasonable amount of time for her to wait ? I would be interested to hear your comments.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If she is in a consultant led service, which i assume she is, the only reason that she could be asked to wait that long would be because she chose to or because it was in her best clinical interest. She should be taking this to the Patient Advice and Liaison service who will help her to complain.
NHS handbook
https:/ /www.go v.uk/go vernmen t/uploa ds/syst em/uplo ads/att achment _data/f ile/152 200/dh_ 132959. pdf.pdf .
The hospital or facility where she was seen (not the GP) MUST tell her how to contact their PALS service and the PALS service MUST help her to complain.
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The hospital or facility where she was seen (not the GP) MUST tell her how to contact their PALS service and the PALS service MUST help her to complain.
No, it`s not acceptable. Maybe she could keep pushing for a cancellation. Years ago I needed an ENT operation. The consultant surgeon told me (in the November) that the waiting list was one year but said "However, I can do the operation privately for £400 plus £100 per night in hospital for 5 nights". I told him I would not pay to go privately as I pay my National Insurance contributions and would get my money`s worth. My operation on the NHS came through 2 months later. I should have reported him for that as he was pulling a fast one.