This is a really simplistic question, so sorry in advance! I'm just interested, and wasn't sure where to ask it.
I was watching the last episode of Trust Me (about a nurse posing as an A&E doctor) last night, and in the episode they had a few patients brought in with chemical and thermal burns after an accident at a factory or something similar. It was really difficult to watch and quite upsetting.
Anyway, this got me thinking about the NHS, and how with different governments, feelings about the NHS can vary. So for example, under the last Labour government, the NHS was seen as fairly important and was prioritised by the government.
However, under the last couple of Conservative governments, there seems to be a feeling that the Conservatives are pushing for people to use private healthcare rather than using the NHS. My question is: AIBU to ask how A and E works in private hospitals? Is it the same sort of thing as in the NHS?