Would You Let A Trainee Operate On You If It Could Be Done Quicker? Apparently, Yes

One of the biggest concerns about president Obama's government health insurance plan is that both quality and waiting lists will suffer in return for broader access.    It turns out patients in the UK, where they already have government-run health care, are willing to sacrifice the former if it will reduce the latter. 75% of surgical patients would consider allowing an unsupervised trainee junior doctor perform their entire operation if it meant they could have it done more quickly, according to a survey published in the September issue of BJUI. 80% of those facing minor surgery believed that would be fine and even 68% of those facing major surgery saying they would consider it.  read more

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