Quote Originally Posted by Deeranged View Post
I had an operation recently as a private patient (one of the benefits of telling the union to bolt and negotiating my own deals). It wasn't at an NHS hospital, had to travel to Edinburgh for it.

Not sure I've heard of private patients being treated at NHS hospitals, NHS patients are fairly regularly sent to private hospitals funded by the NHS though.
I have first hand knowledge of private patients being treated in NHS hospitals and it has been happening for years.
When I received my prostate operation at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley in January 2019 as an NHS patient my surgeon (who was also my consultant) and my anesthetist were both based at Ross Hall Private Hospital and they also carried out NHS work.
For many years Fernbrae Private Hospital sent their patients to Ninewells Hospital and DRI before that for operations.
Footballers used to be sent to Fernbrae for cartilage operations so they could be treated promptly at DRI and Ninewells instead of joining the NHS queue for their operation.