Art,
if I use my private health cover (it costs me about£50 per month to the Insurance company)then I go to a private hospital and any medication is very expensive however we still pay National Insurance which goes toward the NHS.As I said before the NHS treatment Bill had was fantastic.
Some years ago my daughter needed an operation and waited for months for a bed, in the end we paid for her to have the surgery, she had no private health care and it cost about £7,000. Most of the fee went to the hospital for her room etc at £350 per night!It was worth it to get her healthy again.
Most private hospitals do not have an A&E department so if you have an accident you go to the NHS hospital.
wendy