'I have to pay £8K for private op with the same NHS surgeon to keep my job'
- Posted on February 24, 2026
- By The Mirror
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'I have to pay £8K for private op with the same NHS surgeon to keep my job'

David Umpleby says he had to borrow £8,217 for back surgery with the same doctor who would have operated on him if he had gone with the NHS