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[kitz]

[Weaver]

the NHS is a heaven or hell thing and sometimes a lottery decides which you get.

[sevenlayermuddle]

No worries, just accept my sympathies.

I went through quite major surgery myself in an NHS hospital a few years ago, so I am well acquainted with the stunning incompetence of the majority (yes, majority) of NHS nurses and doctors.

In my own case it went well, but only because I kept on top of them, resulting in an additional course of antibiotics for a resistant infection they'd 'missed'.   Even then, it took two further ops, both classed as 'major' to fix a recurring hernia at the site of the original 'keyhole'.   All over now but as stated, you and your dad have my sympathy.

[loonylion]

now im nervous, I have a hernia repair in september...

being done in a private hospital, though at the NHS's expense.

[AArdvark]

It will probably be the same doctor you would have seen in the NHS just at time/place of your choosing

My Dad had quite a few appointments with 'Private' consultants when he got older as the NHS was using the Private sector to speed up seeing patients at the time.
He actually did met a consultant he had been treated by in a NHS Hospital a few years earlier 

I have to say that I would not agree with the 'majority' comment in general.
There are many Nurses & Doctors who really try hard to do a good job but there are times when the 'supporting cast' can get in the way   

Hernia's are one of the 'bread & butter' conditions that the NHS is good at. (They do loads of them each week)
I would not be worried, particularly as the Private Hospitals tend to have a much lower thoughput in term of patients passing through.
Enjoy the experience of being in a Private hospital