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[GastonJ]

Surgeons in Moldova have resorted to operating with construction drills, it's claimed.


A YouTube clip claiming to show a doctor using such an instrument, along with a set of "rusty" pliers, on a patient's leg sparked outrage in the country's media. Doctors from the Chisinau-based Ignatenco children's hospital then told news channel Publika TV they used "construction tools" while operating. One, Nicolae Curca, told the reporter: "We informed relevant bodies that we work with construction drills and that we carry out osteotomy [a bone-cutting procedure] with hammer and chisel."

BBC News - Moldova: Construction drills 'used for surgery'

Well the government do tend to look for so called money saving ideas and are keen on getting private companies involved. Balfour Beatty could provide a good service. Black and Decker for surgical equipment and maybe Blue Circle could provide cheap dental implants

[Meat-Head]

Did read guy broke his arm on vaction, sour crout did repairs with bolts, came home to ingland for inglish doctor to remove bolts, found Torx(R) sent nurse to B & Q for Torx(R) tool to undow bolts, guy was off kine on operating table, with his farings removed

[GastonJ]

Sounds about right. Doesn't MHM want to do some contracting for the NHS? Breakdown truck, pick up the cars and the patients at the same time from road crashes? Drop the cars at the scrapyard and the patients at A&E? Maybe do a bit of filler and bodywork on the patients? You get to have a No. 10 breakfast with Dodgy Dave and his oily crew where you can slide them a few new ideas, such as using old CV joints instead of titanium hip replacements.