Originally Posted by Thrush
As for NHS - we do pay for it, every single paycheck with the NI contribution. If I was able to ditch the NI and pay the money to Bupa then I would, but to go private, you still have to pay your NI which is pointless as if you're private, you won't use the fooking NHS!!!!
I pay my NI every month - last time I visted that hospital was Dec 1995 (said so on the sheet she gave me) and prior to 2nite, I visted only one other hospital to get 4 stiches a couple years ago.... Really I should be getting an NI rebate, lol
You could test that argument with private schooling though. Why do you have to pay for state schools if you send your kids private? Just something that has to be done to sustain the state provisions isn't it.
Everyone who pays for Bupa has to pay twice...otherwise everyone would be going private, why pay for crap when you could pay for quality...catch 22.
I'd just cut the leg off above the knee to be on the safe side...once it heals you won't have a pain in the ankle anymore