There is a huge clinical difference in the current services offered, which I’m sure are top notch, and functional operating theatres on many levels.We already have other sports organisations using our facilities. Do you really think they place the welfare of their sports stars, above where this world class facility is situated?
I'm just finding it hard to understand why you think this facility is beyond Manchester City's capabilities? The facility is already up & running & used by City & others for rehab & other medical purposes, so where does feasibility come into it where keeping your prized assets fit & in good health is concerned?
They can’t say we can do an ACL next Wednesday open the theatre. It really doesn’t work like that particularly with infection risk with orthopaedics. They can introduce numbers with Hope hospital but orthopaedic waiting list cases opens up a whole can of worms which is why I suspect no progress looks to have been made with hope hospital. Doing hopes little old ladies with fractured hips simply will not work.
Most private hospitals now do more NHS work than private due to the drop in demand. This may change if 18 week wait goes, but if not it will be why hope we’re interested if that was the case. Offload nhs cases, all trusts in England are at it.
The surgeons equally are not going to split were they operate for an occasional ACL. That’s not were they make there money.
How do you staff a surgical unit rarely used?
Where do you get junior doctors from?
Who do you offer surgical training to? Not train on a player so who?
I could go on.
I’m not being critical of the club at all but talking aspirationally at the start of the journey is easy to get carried away, I’m sure we’ve all done it. Reality how ever is something different.
Diagnostics, Rehab and health sciences is where we will excel.
I bet this cugat fella works out of a private hospital, and if he does there’s a reason for that.