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Sister
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8 years ago

Question about private/public for a friend

I'm asking so I can advise a friend who is newly diagnosed and possibly does not want me to ask at all so I will keep the details confidential.  She does not have private cover and has a referral to RAH but as such, cannot choose her surgeon.  I have gone privately to my surgeon (Jim Kollias) who also consults at RAH and have I recommended him to her.  Does anyone know, if she goes to him as a private patient on the initial consult (providing she wants to), can she ask for him to be her treating surgeon in the public system (providing he wants to)?  My question is all about what is possible in the system.
I have also recommended this forum to her but I don't know whether she will look at it or not - hopefully she will and hopefully she won't be annoyed at me for asking this.

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