Just phoned my granddaughters school to tell them that I will be taking her to the hospital for a follow up check after an operation on the 28th December next Monday.
I thought we wee lucky to get her in that day. It was done using private medical insurance and the school was advised before the christmas break.
The appointment is at 8.30 am and I think she will be in about 10am as the hospital is about 12 miles away.
This should be her final check.
I was surprised to get an ear bashing as the local NHS hospital is only 3 miles away.
I know schools say absence is a problem but if my granddaughter had gone on the NHS the operation may have had to be in term time and I think she would have had to have been off school for 2 or 3 days.
Really I think we acted in her best interests overall even though the private hospital is further away.
In any case if she had gone to the local hospital she may have had to go for her follow up check mid morning for example so more time may have been lost.
Frank
