THE idea that private patients might be admitted into an NHS bed, undergo surgery in an NHS theatre, or attend consultations in an NHS hospital might come as a surprise, but it is not necessarily a bad thing – as long as it is rigorously monitored. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17011041.analysis-rationing-risk-if-private-patients-become-a-cash-cow-for-nhs/