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29-11-2007, 10:39 AM
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Patientline on the ropes :-))
Patientline and their vile business model are on their death bed, with
little hope of survival. Putting the prices up resulted in reduced revenue (whereas advice from this group was to lower prices in actually increase revenue) with the shares now down to less than 1p see: - http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2957517.ece does it hurt - only when I am ROTFLMAO! -- R. Mark Clayton nospamclayton@btinternet.com remove nospa for email |
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29-11-2007, 01:30 PM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:40:26 -0000, "R. Mark Clayton"
<nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote: >Patientline and their vile business model are on their death bed, with >little hope of survival. To me the saddest thing is not that it was a shite business model, but that the local NHS Trusts were greedy / stupid / selfish enough to thing that it was viable / fair. -- Locate your Mobile phone: <http://www.bizorg.co.uk/news.html> Great gifts: <http://www.ThisBritain.com/ASOS_popup.html> |
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29-11-2007, 02:30 PM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
"David Quinton" <usenet_2005D_email@REMOVETHISBITbizorg.co.uk> wrote in
message news:a1ssk3haleprl4gubk4gt1dfqdlgjt0lfm@4ax.com... > On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:40:26 -0000, "R. Mark Clayton" > <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote: > >>Patientline and their vile business model are on their death bed, with >>little hope of survival. > > To me the saddest thing is not that it was a shite business model, > but that the local NHS Trusts were greedy / stupid / selfish enough to > thing that it was viable / fair. The concept of deriving a profit from patients and their relatives by charging to park or charging for phone calls at more than cost is something that I find deeply repugnant. I believe very strongly in the original ethos of the NHS - "free at the point of use". |
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29-11-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:38:14 -0000, "Mortimer" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>"David Quinton" <usenet_2005D_email@REMOVETHISBITbizorg.co.uk> wrote in >message news:a1ssk3haleprl4gubk4gt1dfqdlgjt0lfm@4ax.com... >> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:40:26 -0000, "R. Mark Clayton" >> <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote: >> >>>Patientline and their vile business model are on their death bed, with >>>little hope of survival. >> >> To me the saddest thing is not that it was a shite business model, >> but that the local NHS Trusts were greedy / stupid / selfish enough to >> thing that it was viable / fair. > >The concept of deriving a profit from patients and their relatives by >charging to park or charging for phone calls at more than cost is something >that I find deeply repugnant. I believe very strongly in the original ethos >of the NHS - "free at the point of use". I agree!! --- Remove 'no_spam_' from email address. --- |
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29-11-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
"R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Patientline and their vile business model are on their death bed, with > little hope of survival. > > Putting the prices up resulted in reduced revenue (whereas advice from this > group was to lower prices in actually increase revenue) with the shares now > down to less than 1p see: - > > http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2957517.ece > > does it hurt - only when I am ROTFLMAO! good riddance! ***** the b******s! |
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30-11-2007, 02:15 AM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
Nomen Nescio wrote:
> "R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote: > >> Patientline and their vile business model are on their death bed, >> with little hope of survival. >> >> Putting the prices up resulted in reduced revenue (whereas advice >> from this group was to lower prices in actually increase revenue) >> with the shares now down to less than 1p see: - >> >> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2957517.ece >> >> does it hurt - only when I am ROTFLMAO! > > good riddance! > ***** the b******s! It wasn't Patient Line that ****ed the business model. It was the UK Govmint and regional NHS Trusts that did that. HTH. -- |
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30-11-2007, 02:15 AM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
The message <4g8tk3t6n3svj4v1bdqfcmlkplss5n1tq9@4ax.com>
from Brian A <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> contains these words: > >The concept of deriving a profit from patients and their relatives by > >charging to park or charging for phone calls at more than cost is > >something > >that I find deeply repugnant. I believe very strongly in the original > >ethos > >of the NHS - "free at the point of use". I am always very suspicious of the mantra from politicians (particular New Labour ones) that the NHS will remain free at the point of use. It leaves them open to charge provided it is done retrospectively just that no one will be turned away. MB |
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30-11-2007, 02:15 AM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
Nomen Nescio wrote:
> "R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote: > >> Patientline and their vile business model are on their death bed, >> with little hope of survival. >> >> Putting the prices up resulted in reduced revenue (whereas advice >> from this group was to lower prices in actually increase revenue) >> with the shares now down to less than 1p see: - >> >> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2957517.ece >> >> does it hurt - only when I am ROTFLMAO! > > good riddance! > ***** the b******s! It wasn't Patient Line that ****ed the business model. It was the UK Govmint and regional NHS Trusts that did that. HTH. -- |
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30-11-2007, 02:16 AM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
The message <4g8tk3t6n3svj4v1bdqfcmlkplss5n1tq9@4ax.com>
from Brian A <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> contains these words: > >The concept of deriving a profit from patients and their relatives by > >charging to park or charging for phone calls at more than cost is > >something > >that I find deeply repugnant. I believe very strongly in the original > >ethos > >of the NHS - "free at the point of use". I am always very suspicious of the mantra from politicians (particular New Labour ones) that the NHS will remain free at the point of use. It leaves them open to charge provided it is done retrospectively just that no one will be turned away. MB |
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30-11-2007, 02:16 AM
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Re: Patientline on the ropes :-))
Nomen Nescio wrote:
> "R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote: > >> Patientline and their vile business model are on their death bed, >> with little hope of survival. >> >> Putting the prices up resulted in reduced revenue (whereas advice >> from this group was to lower prices in actually increase revenue) >> with the shares now down to less than 1p see: - >> >> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2957517.ece >> >> does it hurt - only when I am ROTFLMAO! > > good riddance! > ***** the b******s! It wasn't Patient Line that ****ed the business model. It was the UK Govmint and regional NHS Trusts that did that. HTH. -- |
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