Data Protection Breach - NHS

MarcMCFC1986

Comms69 wrote: »

That!!!8217;s funny both the gp and the surgeon think someone else owes you money...

Have you considered at all that medical professionals are not LEGAL professionals?...

Best of luck with this, I suspect you!!!8217;re just throwing good money after bad.

Doesn’t cost me a penny to make a complaint - they’ll give up before I do.

And I’m aware they aren’t legal professionals - but in their opinion they do think themat what the GP and Trust have done is morally wrong.

-taff

Aside from the data breach

MarcMCFC1986 wrote: »

I was promised surgery for over 2 years

They investigated the possiility of surgery, it was not written down in black and white that you were definitely going to have it done.

MarcMCFC1986 wrote: »

I had prepared myself for the condition to be rectified that had affected me for about 15 years, and only 3 days before this was to take place it was taken away from me - so I had to go private to have it done.

It was your choice to go private and no longer wait for the process to go through, and be resolved one way or the other as you believe that you were still entitled to have this operation done. No-one forced you spoend this money in anticipation of its return.

MarcMCFC1986 wrote: »

I couldn't really afford it, hence why I got a loan and didn't just take £4,000 out of my bank, and I'm still struggling by each month due to the repayments I'm having to make. However, I couldn't bare to be so close and it not happen.

Which was your choice and was not thrust upon you.

MarcMCFC1986 wrote: »

Both the GP's surgery & the surgeon believe I am owed the money by the NHS - it is just a case of getting the Trust to pay out.

Your GP applied for the funding and was rejected, appealed and was rejected again. In your original post you say the GP is at fault for not applying for the funding. Thy did and were rejected so either the operation was not going to happen, or you could have waited until it was finalised one way regarding the funding. You decided to take a loan out to perform this operation privately. You are still not clear on whether this funding was ever going to happen.


Let us know what happens.

Comms69

MarcMCFC1986 wrote: »

Doesn’t cost me a penny to make a complaint - they’ll give up before I do.

And I’m aware they aren’t legal professionals - but in their opinion they do think themat what the GP and Trust have done is morally wrong.

Some people think taxation is morally wrong too. Doesn’t mean anything.

Just to be clear though, you’re happy to waste NHS money chasing this?

meer53

A GP said he was happy to do the surgery, that doesn't mean the surgery can go ahead. As the request for funding was declined (twice) i don't think you have a chance of winning any case for getting back the £4k. If you couldn't afford it, you should have waited until funding was available, or you could afford it. No-one forced you to take out a loan, that was your choice.

The £500 is more than fair.

MarcMCFC1986

Comms69 wrote: »

Just to be clear though, you’re happy to waste NHS money chasing this?

They were happy to waste my time leading me on for 18 months, so yes - I am.

MarcMCFC1986

-taff wrote: »

Your GP applied for the funding and was rejected, appealed and was rejected again. In your original post you say the GP is at fault for not applying for the funding. Thy did and were rejected so either the operation was not going to happen, or you could have waited until it was finalised one way regarding the funding. You decided to take a loan out to perform this operation privately. You are still not clear on whether this funding was ever going to happen.

My surgery was 24th July - my GP applied for the funding on 26th July...2 days AFTER the surgery was supposed to take place. He should have applied for the funding before he even referred me to the surgeon.

The surgeon agreed to do the surgery, and booked me in for the pre-op and surgery on the assumption that the GP had applied for the funding months ago, and it had been accepted!

So, the GP f**ked up and shouldn't have allowed it to get as far as it did, i.e. 2 days before surgery before somebody at the surgeons office realised no funding was in place.

k3lvc

MarcMCFC1986 wrote: »

So, the GP f**ked up and shouldn't have allowed it to get as far as it did, i.e. 2 days before surgery before somebody at the surgeons office realised no funding was in place.

And this still isn't going to get you your £4k. The GP could have got the money delivered direct to the surgeon on a virgin unicorn but until the operation has actually happened any one of a plethora of reasons within the NHS could have stopped the op with no comeback from you.

The treatment was more important to you that it was to NHS, you've funded it yourself and are hopefully happy with the results so either
a) move on and enjoy your life or
b) complain/escalate/seek legal redress but as you can see from responses you're getting little support/praise for taking this route

Comms69

MarcMCFC1986 wrote: »

My surgery was 24th July - my GP applied for the funding on 26th July...2 days AFTER the surgery was supposed to take place. He should have applied for the funding before he even referred me to the surgeon.

The surgeon agreed to do the surgery, and booked me in for the pre-op and surgery on the assumption that the GP had applied for the funding months ago, and it had been accepted!

So, the GP f**ked up and shouldn't have allowed it to get as far as it did, i.e. 2 days before surgery before somebody at the surgeons office realised no funding was in place.

Ok so why are you suing the trust?


I told you to sue the GP already - they're not employed by the NHS though....

MarcMCFC1986

Comms69 wrote: »

I told you to sue the GP already - they're not employed by the NHS though....

If this was the case - somebody, somewhere along the way would have said this. But they haven't, so I think you're mistaken.

The NHS have already told me that they accept that I have been mis-treated and they made an error in allowing this to go as far as it did without applying for funding.

MarcMCFC1986

k3lvc wrote: »

...as you can see from responses you're getting little support/praise for taking this route

I'm not here for support or praise - I'm here to ask whether the £500 is a fair offer, which has been answered - some people are just getting hung up on the background of my initial complaint.

As I said in the Original Post, it is a long story and I've kept it concise. A lot has happened, and a lot has been said by many stakeholders along the way in the process - you are all passing judgement based on the small amount of information I have provided you with.

I believe I am right to pursue this, and nothing anybody tells me otherwise will change my mind.