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NHS ‘bans’ GPs from carrying out minor operations on patients who smoke unless they promise to quit
Mail on Sunday (UK) ^ | 05:18 EST, 29 September 2013 | Stephen Adams

Posted on 09/29/2013 6:12:33 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Patients are being denied minor treatments because they smoke, The Mail on Sunday has found.

In one case, a healthy middle-aged man was told he could not have a ten-minute operation to cut a small benign growth off the side of his head because of his habit.

Paul Merrett thought it would be no problem to get the inch-long fatty lump, called a lipoma, removed. …

But when he attended King George Surgery in Stevenage, his GP said he could not have the minor operation—which doctors often do under local anesthetic in their own consulting rooms.

Mr. Merrett, 46, said: “I was told, in no uncertain terms, that unless I gave up smoking or signed up to a quitting clinic, they would refuse to treat me. I was gobsmacked.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antitobaccoscam; enforcedcare; followthemoney; minorsurgery; nannystate; nhs; niconazis; obamacare; scam; smokers; smoking; smokingiscool; surgery
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1 posted on 09/29/2013 6:12:35 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
But don't you DARE call them fascists.
2 posted on 09/29/2013 6:15:05 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (When your policy is to rob Peter to pay Paul, you can count on enthusiastic support from Paul.)
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To: Olog-hai

Today it is “you smoke”. Tomorrow it will be “you are conservative”. Next day it will be “you believe in God”. It will never end. The enemy is inside the perimeter.


3 posted on 09/29/2013 6:19:39 PM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Olog-hai

I wish I had a quarter for every time I’ve been gobsmacked.


4 posted on 09/29/2013 6:19:56 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (What's the frequency, Kenneth?)
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To: Olog-hai

What about gays who ____ each other in the arse. Are they sworn to quit too?


5 posted on 09/29/2013 6:20:03 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Olog-hai

So smokers don’t have to pay into the system, since they’re not allowed to use it?


6 posted on 09/29/2013 6:20:18 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Olog-hai

Oh, the joys of socialized “free” healthcare.


7 posted on 09/29/2013 6:24:06 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Ha...this guy was refused initial treatment for a broken arm because of smoking.

AND was refused disability because the Judge said..."You are a Plumber....and can still get that arm down around the bend to clean out toilets"

8 posted on 09/29/2013 6:24:22 PM PDT by spokeshave (While Zero plays silly card games like Spades - Putin plays for keeps.)
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To: Olog-hai

This, and more, coming to you soon in Amerika.


9 posted on 09/29/2013 6:27:49 PM PDT by Gamecock (Many Atheists take the stand: "There is no God AND I hate Him.")
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To: Lawgvr1955

>>>Today it is “you smoke”. Tomorrow it will be “you are conservative”. Next day it will be “you believe in God”. It will never end. The enemy is inside the perimeter.

Bingo.


10 posted on 09/29/2013 6:28:46 PM PDT by GoodDay
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To: Olog-hai

Can’t wait until they use BMI!!!


11 posted on 09/29/2013 6:34:05 PM PDT by griswold3 (Post-Christian America is living on borrowed moral heritage)
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To: Olog-hai
The ACA already discriminates against smokers here in the US. About Time? Smokers Face Tough New Rules Under Obamacare

............"Under proposed rules, HHS would allow insurers to charge a smoker seeking health coverage in the individual market as much as 50% more in premiums than a non-smoker."..................
12 posted on 09/29/2013 6:39:24 PM PDT by Girlene (Hey, NSA!)
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To: Olog-hai

Select one or more the following:

1. Doesn’t wear seat belt while driving;
2. Eats fast food once weekly;
3. Bikes without a helmet;
4. Uses artificial sweetener at least once per week;
5. Isn’t circumcised;
6. Doesn’t exercise for at least 1 hour twice weekly;
7. Doesn’t wear sunscreen;
8. Has a pool in the backyard;
9. Owns a gun.
10. Is home-schooled.

Any you get no therapy for any medical problem. See? The most cost-effective healthcare in the world.


13 posted on 09/29/2013 6:42:41 PM PDT by BlueStateRightist
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To: BlueStateRightist

Any you get no therapy for any medical problem. See? The most cost-effective healthcare in the world.


Add “Male w/ Male sexual activity and/or promiscuity.”

Just kidding. Those are the only “inalienable rights” recognized by the left!


14 posted on 09/29/2013 6:45:49 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: Olog-hai

Sucks to be a smoker. Just sucks.


15 posted on 09/29/2013 6:46:08 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: BlueStateRightist

Naw there will only be two criteria for denial. Conservative or Christian.


16 posted on 09/29/2013 6:51:09 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Who am I to judge homosexuals? That's what the Tony Awards are for.)
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To: Olog-hai

It’s time these “people” started getting late night visits and attitude adjustments at cricket bat.


17 posted on 09/29/2013 6:52:42 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Olog-hai

Tomorrow belongs to me

18 posted on 09/29/2013 6:52:48 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: BlueStateRightist

Add to the list:
denies human caused global warming.
rejects same sex marriage.
votes for any party except Democrats.


19 posted on 09/29/2013 6:57:58 PM PDT by garjog (Obama: making the world safe for Sharia.)
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To: Olog-hai

Oh then Single Payer doesn’t mean everyone gets medical care!


20 posted on 09/29/2013 7:00:07 PM PDT by RginTN
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