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The former sergeant was informed by staff at the Sussex rehabilitation centre that his treatment would be stopped because he had osseointegration surgery, not available on the NHS.
Sussex Community NHS Trust have insisted that their decision was based solely on the official rules before confirming that it would be happy to make an exception and continue treating Mr Baldwin.
An NHS spokesman confirmed that an independent investigation into the risk of the treatment willl be carried out.
'This is a new technique with potentially significant life-threatening complications which have to be fully understood to avoid risking patient safety', the spokesman said.
Osseointegration is a relatively new procedure, pioneered by Munjed al-Muder, an Australian surgeon who has carried out the operation around 150 times.
The technique require the fusing of special metal implants into the surviving injured limb. Made out of titanium, the implant are then combined with special adaptors which serve as the new joints.
Don't let the OP's preconceived bias against UHC get in the way of reason.According to the link in the OP the NHS is reviewing their policy and has offered to treat him anyway.
Isn't government run health care wonderful? We need to bring that system here to the U.S. so everyone is
enslaved, I mean covered, under the thumb of almighty government.
British army double amputee is refused NHS treatment
Cut the OP a break, everyone has a bad day.. Nah, just kidding, spam NHS facts.Isn't government run health care wonderful? We need to bring that system here to the U.S. so everyone is
enslaved, I mean covered, under the thumb of almighty government.
British army double amputee is refused NHS treatment
You didn't read the entire article, now did you.
When did we start talking about the underfunded VA?Report: One-third of vets on pending medical care list already dead
An internal Veterans Affairs Department report states that about one-third of the veterans waiting to receive medical care from the agency have already died.
A review of veteran death records provided to the Huffington Post found that, as of April, 847,822 veterans were awaiting healthcare and that of those, 238,647 were already deceased.
The report was handed over by Scott Davis, a program specialist at the VA's Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta
He also sent copies to the House and Senate VA panels and to the White House.
A VA spokeswoman told Huffington Post that the department can’t subtract dead applicants from the list and that some may never have completed an application but remain on the back log.
Spokeswoman Walinda West also said that more than 80 percent veterans who come to the department "have either Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare or some other private insurance.”
“Consequently, some in pending status may have decided to use other options instead of completing their eligibility application."
Davis dismissed that argument.
"VA wants you to believe, by virtue of people being able to get health care elsewhere, it's not a big deal. But VA is turning away tens of thousands of veterans eligible for health care," he said. "VA is making it cumbersome, and then saying, 'See? They didn't want it anyway.'"
The moment you brought up gov't health care.......................When did we start talking about the underfunded VA?Report: One-third of vets on pending medical care list already dead
An internal Veterans Affairs Department report states that about one-third of the veterans waiting to receive medical care from the agency have already died.
A review of veteran death records provided to the Huffington Post found that, as of April, 847,822 veterans were awaiting healthcare and that of those, 238,647 were already deceased.
The report was handed over by Scott Davis, a program specialist at the VA's Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta
He also sent copies to the House and Senate VA panels and to the White House.
A VA spokeswoman told Huffington Post that the department can’t subtract dead applicants from the list and that some may never have completed an application but remain on the back log.
Spokeswoman Walinda West also said that more than 80 percent veterans who come to the department "have either Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare or some other private insurance.”
“Consequently, some in pending status may have decided to use other options instead of completing their eligibility application."
Davis dismissed that argument.
"VA wants you to believe, by virtue of people being able to get health care elsewhere, it's not a big deal. But VA is turning away tens of thousands of veterans eligible for health care," he said. "VA is making it cumbersome, and then saying, 'See? They didn't want it anyway.'"
We're discussing the NHS and the story in the OP.The moment you brought up gov't health care.......................When did we start talking about the underfunded VA?Report: One-third of vets on pending medical care list already dead
An internal Veterans Affairs Department report states that about one-third of the veterans waiting to receive medical care from the agency have already died.
A review of veteran death records provided to the Huffington Post found that, as of April, 847,822 veterans were awaiting healthcare and that of those, 238,647 were already deceased.
The report was handed over by Scott Davis, a program specialist at the VA's Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta
He also sent copies to the House and Senate VA panels and to the White House.
A VA spokeswoman told Huffington Post that the department can’t subtract dead applicants from the list and that some may never have completed an application but remain on the back log.
Spokeswoman Walinda West also said that more than 80 percent veterans who come to the department "have either Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare or some other private insurance.”
“Consequently, some in pending status may have decided to use other options instead of completing their eligibility application."
Davis dismissed that argument.
"VA wants you to believe, by virtue of people being able to get health care elsewhere, it's not a big deal. But VA is turning away tens of thousands of veterans eligible for health care," he said. "VA is making it cumbersome, and then saying, 'See? They didn't want it anyway.'"
We are discussing Gov't run health care...................as our vets still DIE waiting to be seen...................We're discussing the NHS and the story in the OP.The moment you brought up gov't health care.......................When did we start talking about the underfunded VA?Report: One-third of vets on pending medical care list already dead
An internal Veterans Affairs Department report states that about one-third of the veterans waiting to receive medical care from the agency have already died.
A review of veteran death records provided to the Huffington Post found that, as of April, 847,822 veterans were awaiting healthcare and that of those, 238,647 were already deceased.
The report was handed over by Scott Davis, a program specialist at the VA's Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta
He also sent copies to the House and Senate VA panels and to the White House.
A VA spokeswoman told Huffington Post that the department can’t subtract dead applicants from the list and that some may never have completed an application but remain on the back log.
Spokeswoman Walinda West also said that more than 80 percent veterans who come to the department "have either Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare or some other private insurance.”
“Consequently, some in pending status may have decided to use other options instead of completing their eligibility application."
Davis dismissed that argument.
"VA wants you to believe, by virtue of people being able to get health care elsewhere, it's not a big deal. But VA is turning away tens of thousands of veterans eligible for health care," he said. "VA is making it cumbersome, and then saying, 'See? They didn't want it anyway.'"
This entire thread is discussing an individual in regards to the NHS, I did not bring up the VA, which is underfunded, at all.We are discussing Gov't run health care...................as our vets still DIE waiting to be seen...................We're discussing the NHS and the story in the OP.The moment you brought up gov't health care.......................When did we start talking about the underfunded VA?Report: One-third of vets on pending medical care list already dead
An internal Veterans Affairs Department report states that about one-third of the veterans waiting to receive medical care from the agency have already died.
A review of veteran death records provided to the Huffington Post found that, as of April, 847,822 veterans were awaiting healthcare and that of those, 238,647 were already deceased.
The report was handed over by Scott Davis, a program specialist at the VA's Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta
He also sent copies to the House and Senate VA panels and to the White House.
A VA spokeswoman told Huffington Post that the department can’t subtract dead applicants from the list and that some may never have completed an application but remain on the back log.
Spokeswoman Walinda West also said that more than 80 percent veterans who come to the department "have either Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare or some other private insurance.”
“Consequently, some in pending status may have decided to use other options instead of completing their eligibility application."
Davis dismissed that argument.
"VA wants you to believe, by virtue of people being able to get health care elsewhere, it's not a big deal. But VA is turning away tens of thousands of veterans eligible for health care," he said. "VA is making it cumbersome, and then saying, 'See? They didn't want it anyway.'"
This entire thread is discussing an individual in regards to the NHS, I did not bring up the VA, which is underfunded, at all.
How, exactly, is the VA fascist? And what do you propose would happen to the vets without a program like the VA?This entire thread is discussing an individual in regards to the NHS, I did not bring up the VA, which is underfunded, at all.
Funny how ever single failed fascist program is "underfunded", rather than simply a piss poor program that shouldn't exist.
Roll it back under control to the Department of Defense.....................and let them manage the system...............instead of a bunch of political hacks......How, exactly, is the VA fascist? And what do you propose would happen to the vets without a program like the VA?This entire thread is discussing an individual in regards to the NHS, I did not bring up the VA, which is underfunded, at all.
Funny how ever single failed fascist program is "underfunded", rather than simply a piss poor program that shouldn't exist.
