Post by That English Guy on May 10, 2005 8:16:52 GMT -6
I heard about this on the radio earlier and thought it was bizarre :
Maybe they just all wanted to vacation together. Thank goodness they didn't do a Hedo takeover instead ;D
Simon
Hundreds of French surgeons have begun a symbolic "exile" in Britain to demand the right to charge higher fees.
The private sector doctors plan to spend four days at the southern English resort of Camber Sands.
The group Surgeons of France says fees have remained static for 15 years while insurance rates have soared tenfold because of an explosion in lawsuits.
The group says the French government promised extra funds last year, but the money has not materialised.
"The agreement was never put into effect. Surgeons feel betrayed and are determined to show it," said spokesman Philippe Cuq.
The group said current policies had forced several private hospitals to close.
The surgeons chartered a special train to bring 800 practitioners to the UK via the Channel Tunnel, though the French railway operator SNCF said only about 400 people made the trip on Tuesday morning.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4533111.stm
The private sector doctors plan to spend four days at the southern English resort of Camber Sands.
The group Surgeons of France says fees have remained static for 15 years while insurance rates have soared tenfold because of an explosion in lawsuits.
The group says the French government promised extra funds last year, but the money has not materialised.
"The agreement was never put into effect. Surgeons feel betrayed and are determined to show it," said spokesman Philippe Cuq.
The group said current policies had forced several private hospitals to close.
The surgeons chartered a special train to bring 800 practitioners to the UK via the Channel Tunnel, though the French railway operator SNCF said only about 400 people made the trip on Tuesday morning.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4533111.stm
Maybe they just all wanted to vacation together. Thank goodness they didn't do a Hedo takeover instead ;D
Simon
