From Down Under: The Joys of Socialized medicine

Ban smokers from some surgery, says doctor

Sydney Morning Herald (AU), by Ruth Pollard


"IT IS known to cause more heart complications, impair tissue healing
and result in more post-operative infections. Now a doctor is pushing
for smoking to be a criterion that eliminates people from access to
some elective surgery. A respiratory surgeon, Matthew Peters, said
denying smokers joint replacements, reconstructive surgery and other
elective operations was justified in a health system with limited
resources because it was more risky and expensive to operate on
them....."


Ah, the joys of socialized medicine. Next the overweight will be banned
from elective surgery, then cell phone users, then...?

PJ O'Donovan wrote:
Ban smokers from some surgery, says doctor

Sydney Morning Herald (AU), by Ruth Pollard


"IT IS known to cause more heart complications, impair tissue healing
and result in more post-operative infections. Now a doctor is pushing
for smoking to be a criterion that eliminates people from access to
some elective surgery. A respiratory surgeon, Matthew Peters, said
denying smokers joint replacements, reconstructive surgery and other
elective operations was justified in a health system with limited
resources because it was more risky and expensive to operate on
them....."


Ah, the joys of socialized medicine. Next the overweight will be banned
from elective surgery, then cell phone users, then...?

I have had hundreds of thousands of pounds of first-class treatment
under Britain's NHS. An insurance scheme would have hung me out to dry.

"PJ O'Donovan" wrote in message
ups.com...
Ban smokers from some surgery, says doctor

Sydney Morning Herald (AU), by Ruth Pollard


"IT IS known to cause more heart complications, impair tissue healing
and result in more post-operative infections. Now a doctor is pushing
for smoking to be a criterion that eliminates people from access to
some elective surgery. A respiratory surgeon, Matthew Peters, said
denying smokers joint replacements, reconstructive surgery and other
elective operations was justified in a health system with limited
resources because it was more risky and expensive to operate on
them....."


Ah, the joys of socialized medicine. Next the overweight will be banned
from elective surgery, then cell phone users, then...?

SUV drivers and people who allow themselves to be carried in such vehicles.
Here in the UK, some tax from the taxes levied upon smokers is "ring fenced"
solely for the NHS.
The rest of their money coming from the Treasury.
The tax on tobacco that is not "ring fenced" goes into the Treasury.
So the NHS gets two bites of the cherry.

Let is be knownst that on 5 Jan 2007 07:31:54 -0800, "PJ O'Donovan"
writted:

Ban smokers from some surgery, says doctor

Sydney Morning Herald (AU), by Ruth Pollard


"IT IS known to cause more heart complications, impair tissue healing
and result in more post-operative infections. Now a doctor is pushing
for smoking to be a criterion that eliminates people from access to
some elective surgery. A respiratory surgeon, Matthew Peters, said
denying smokers joint replacements, reconstructive surgery and other
elective operations was justified in a health system with limited
resources because it was more risky and expensive to operate on
them....."


Ah, the joys of socialized medicine. Next the overweight will be banned
from elective surgery, then cell phone users, then...?

FWIW, I think it's a damn good idea. If people are prepared to
knowingly compromise their health by smoking, let them pay more for
the privilege.
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"PJ O'Donovan" wrote in message
ups.com...
Ban smokers from some surgery, says doctor

Sydney Morning Herald (AU), by Ruth Pollard


"IT IS known to cause more heart complications, impair tissue healing
and result in more post-operative infections. Now a doctor is pushing
for smoking to be a criterion that eliminates people from access to
some elective surgery. A respiratory surgeon, Matthew Peters, said
denying smokers joint replacements, reconstructive surgery and other
elective operations was justified in a health system with limited
resources because it was more risky and expensive to operate on
them....."


Ah, the joys of socialized medicine. Next the overweight will be banned
from elective surgery, then cell phone users, then...?

SUV drivers and people who allow themselves to be carried in such
vehicles.
Here in the UK, some tax from the taxes levied upon smokers is "ring
fenced"
solely for the NHS.
The rest of their money coming from the Treasury.
The tax on tobacco that is not "ring fenced" goes into the Treasury.
So the NHS gets two bites of the cherry.



http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...ck=1&cset=true

Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote:

Let is be knownst that on 5 Jan 2007 07:31:54 -0800, "PJ O'Donovan"
writted:

Ah, the joys of socialized medicine. Next the overweight will be banned
from elective surgery, then cell phone users, then...?

FWIW, I think it's a damn good idea. If people are prepared to
knowingly compromise their health by smoking, let them pay more for
the privilege.

They do. Tobacco taxes are very high almost everywhere.

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John Rennie wrote:


http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...ck=1&cset=true

Why not just tell us what it says. Can't be bothereed to register just
to read one news story!

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

FWIW, I think it's a damn good idea. If people are prepared to
knowingly compromise their health by smoking, let them pay more for
the privilege.

They do. Tobacco taxes are very high almost everywhere.

Not in Latvia they're not.

Mike O'Sullivan wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

FWIW, I think it's a damn good idea. If people are prepared to
knowingly compromise their health by smoking, let them pay more for
the privilege.

They do. Tobacco taxes are very high almost everywhere.

Not in Latvia they're not.

I'm glad I used the word "almost"!

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The return address has been MUNGED
My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/

Deeply Filled Mortician wrote:

Let is be knownst that on 5 Jan 2007 07:31:54 -0800, "PJ O'Donovan"
writted:


Ban smokers from some surgery, says doctor

Sydney Morning Herald (AU), by Ruth Pollard


"IT IS known to cause more heart complications, impair tissue healing
and result in more post-operative infections. Now a doctor is pushing
for smoking to be a criterion that eliminates people from access to
some elective surgery. A respiratory surgeon, Matthew Peters, said
denying smokers joint replacements, reconstructive surgery and other
elective operations was justified in a health system with limited
resources because it was more risky and expensive to operate on
them....."


Ah, the joys of socialized medicine. Next the overweight will be banned

from elective surgery, then cell phone users, then...?

FWIW, I think it's a damn good idea. If people are prepared to
knowingly compromise their health by smoking, let them pay more for
the privilege.

If people are prepared to knowingly compromise their health by smoking,
let them pay more for the privilege.

If people are prepared to knowingly compromise their health by using
cell phones, let them pay more for the privilege.

If people are prepared to knowingly compromise their health through
eating, let them pay more for the privilege.

If people are prepared to knowingly compromise their health through
drinking, let them pay more for the privilege.

If people are prepared to knowingly compromise their health through
breathing, let them pay more for the privilege.