Originally Posted by
teeteringhead
RJAH is brilliant, and the Veterans' unit particularly so - and it's only about 40 minutes from Teetering Towers.
And it's NHS! I asked the boss (a Reserve RAMC Lt Col) why the waiting lists were so short....
I spoke to the Lt Col’s secretary. As I was not already on his waiting list it would have been 8 months to see him for an assessment, and then 12 months on the waiting list. As I had made no progress in getting NHS Scotland to agree funding for the RJAH, I withdrew my request for a referral there. I have recently had a letter stating that for current hip replacement operations in my area, the patients have been on the waiting list for 86 weeks, so I should be getting mine about Christmas 2023. 🙁