Jane Fae's BlogGold-plated breast standards? The NHS' copper-bottomed guaranteeJanuary 6, 2012
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Picture this. Swish London restaurant. Penguin-suited maitre-d' ushers you in to the kitchen where you present the finest of ingredients, all handpicked by you that afternoon from the best London markets. The faux-fracais accented chef inspects your produce closely, then gives the thumbs up: c'est magnifique!
(we-ell, he has to keep in character somehow).
Then he points you to the stove and insists that you get on and prepare your own meal. Gold standard? No way. Not even close.
The NHS Gold Standard
Yet that, according to some senior bigwig from the NHS, chatting to C4 news tonight, is precisely what will be offered to the thousands of women now terrified of the health risks posed by their PIP breast implants. France will pay for them to be removed. Germany will pay for them to be removed.
