Can anyone suggest a good local specialist for a broken collar bone

Can anyone suggest a good local specialist for a broken collar bone as i don't really trust the NHS

broke it last night on my bike.... ouch...

I trust the NHS service more than any private practice which stands to make personal money from your unfortunate accident........

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What do you think the NHS are going to do? Fix it MacGuyver style with an elastic band and a bit of gum?

Are you sure it's broken? Is anything done for a broken collar bone or are you just told to rest it?

I think the NHS is the best bet, and Guys and St Thomas' are good hospitals, we are lucky to live near them.

Rob Croydon wrote:

Can anyone suggest a good local specialist for a broken collar bone as i don't really trust the NHS
broke it last night on my bike.... ouch...

The specialists all work for the NHS so see your GP and go from there.

I sympathize. a friend broke his collar bone last year and he suffered a lot before finally finding a private doctor. Unfortunately we've lost touch now.

It may sound extreme but you might consider getting the Eurostar to France and going to a hospital there. Just make sure you have your EU healthcard thing with you. You will pay a bit but get much better treatment than here.

My mother broke her foot on holiday in France a year or two ago and the treatment was excellent.

I'm curious - over and above fixing a broken bone what is the 'better treatment' that is worth a trip to France? As long as I left in better condition than I went in I'm not certain I'd be too bothered where I was.

That was a genuine question btw, I'm not about to launch into a private/public healthcare rant.

Ok, ANY treatment.

My friend with the broken collar bone basically got left to rot. For weeks. Unable to work.
Not so much as a strapping to hold the shoulder in place. (depends on the injury but it would have helped him in this case)

My mother, and I can't remember the exact details, had her foot X rayed and set (can't remember the cost but under £20) and a nurse come round to her holiday rental every day to give her an injection for 2 Euros a day.

When she got home all that stopped.