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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 operationwhich 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.
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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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posted on
09/29/2013 6:12:35 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
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.)
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)
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?)
To: Olog-hai
What about gays who ____ each other in the arse. Are they sworn to quit too?
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!)
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!!)
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.)
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.")
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
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)
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!)
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.
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?)
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.)
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.)
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.)
To: Olog-hai
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.)
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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