General Chat

the N.H.S has decided that they will replace private breast implants implanted privately with a french made implant.
do you thin the NhS should pick up the bill for private c--k ups?x
:-D

no! i think they should pick up the tab fr the ladies who had to have them reconstructed, due to illness, etc,

but the private companys should pay for the implants to be replaced by the company tht fitted them,

this is going to cost the NHS millions

personally I don't think so - I also think that breast enhancements on the NHS should only be under strict guidelines and should not be done so people can look like some Baywatch babe - unless you have had a mastectomy or some disfigurement, be happy with what God gave you

I am unfortunate enough to be a 32JJ and believe me, it is not nice - I probably could have had breast reduction but it's all a bit late in the day now

I think the clinic that fitted the implants should sort the problem
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yes i think the private clinic should pay,it costs thou for a boob job(my sister had one) if it goes wrong then the private sector should pay,my sister was convinced that her implants were making her ill(several yrs ago now) the private hos that done the op,changed them for saline implants at no cost to her and shes had no problems since.why is the national health service expected to foot the bill?the N.H.S is on its knees at the moment,whats going to be left for our children if these things keep on happening.x :-D

here in Wales the Welsh Assembly announced today that all faulty implants, whether done by NHS or private clinic, will be removed and replaced by the NHS

this at a time when mental illness is virtually ignored, and in particular addiction, which is the cause of most of society's ills at the moment

private clinics have made a fortune out of those ladys
so they should foot the bill not the NHS
if i bought a faulty product i would want it replaceing
what happend to the consumers acts doesnt it cover faulty parts
or good will

come to think of it i bought a boch dishwasher about 8 years ago
and i got a letter a few months ago saying
some had been found to be faulty
and they asked when it was possible to replace the part
which they did

its much the same except its inplants not a part

this has pointed out to me a good reason to buy british products

yes ann.
the welsh Assembly,im also in wales and its the stupid welsh Assembly once again.x :-(

I gather breast implants in England will be removed (not replaced) as in Wales if it is found there is likely to be a danger to health and that an urgent review of the risk is now taking place.

If there are dangers to health then someone has to pay to remove them and hopefully the private companies will step in (ever the optimist) to remove implants they have inserted. The NHS should of course cover the cost of any faulty implants they have used.

Vera

I agree too that the N H s should only replace implants that were done on the N H S to start with.
Reading between the lines though ,i think the N H S intent to replace private implants ,ONLY where the company that did the implants has gone bust ,not all and sundry,as some people think.
You Ladies are right ,the N H S Is in enough of a state without all this added expense .Fred.

Yes, I read that in England the NHS will remove inplants from those put in by the private sector where there is a medical need and will then try and recoup the money from the private companies. And they will remove the ones inplanted for medical reasons by the NHS (cancer patients etc).

I think it is very wrong that private companies are refusing to remove them bleating that 'it was not their fault'.

I don't know how the person who instigated all this, changing the type of inplant that they must have had a suspicion would probably cause problems, can live with himself.

Were these implants cheap?

I am wondering if the private clinics used them to increase their profits rather than use better products.

Did NHS operations use these implants?

When patients who are desperately in need of palliative medicines are being denied because of cost it does seem odd to prioritise people who have had cosmetic surgery privately which, had it been necessary, may well have been carried out by the NHS.

I think some of the NHS were with these inplants but also some of the NHS ones were a different name but the supplier was initially the same so the inplants are made of the same stuff.

In Wales the WAG have agreed to fund the cost of replacement (approx £200k - £300k). Provisos are: no travel into Wales to get this benefit and the patients HAVE to pursue their private clinics first for help.

I personally don't think the NHS should pay for remedial treatment for ladies that had this for cosmetic reasons.

Sue x