Originally Posted by
SASless
86 Week waiting period for a hip replacement....that is simply terrible to consider.
Our VA earns its crriticism....but it appears it is much better than the UK system.
As far as I'm aware there's nothing even remotely similar to your VA here in the UK. That 86 week waiting period is in my NHS local area for all NHS patients, other areas in the UK may be different. If my osteoarthritis was attributable to my service, apparently I would have been afforded some priority. It's difficult to prove any link after having been out of the RAF for 23 years unfortunately.