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Re:Doctors ask engineers to spend more time in the hospital ... by sjwright on Sunday December 30, 2018 @09:02AM (#18789199)
Right, but why are private practices artificially limited for whom they can bill the NHS? That seems like pointless, unnecessary bureaucracy that comes back to bite them with more A&E visits.
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Re:Doctors ask engineers to spend more time in the hospital ... by DanBC on Sunday December 30, 2018 @10:43AM (#18789648)
> why are private practices artificially limited for whom they can bill the NHS?

I'm not sure they are. Here's the (admittedly complex) book: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/primary-medical-care-...

Note this is only for England. I have no idea about the rest of the UK.

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Re:Doctors ask engineers to spend more time in the hospital ... by gaius on Sunday December 30, 2018 @10:32AM (#18789597)
I'm guessing because each one is only set up to bill a particular NHS Trust? But you're right, it should be possible keyed just off an NI number or something.

There is a hospital in my town but it's A&E was closed in 2007 IIRC, so if you can't see a GP you can't even go there, you have to drive a couple of towns over.

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