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Does this mean that private patients can pay to jump the queue and be treated ahead of NHS patients?

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Does this mean that private patients can pay to jump the queue and be treated ahead of NHS patients?

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We put the clinical needs of the child ahead of all other considerations. We will treat the children whose needs are most critical as determined by our clinical staff, irrespective whether they are NHS patients or private patients. There is very little ‘queue hopping’ in UK paediatrics.