owners of hospitals in uk let patients in queues if they pay for surgery . Charging up to £ 2,700 for cataract surgery on an eye - treble cost to patients . Campaigners have accused hospitals of profiting from elderly patients .
Half of hospitals in England let patients jump queues if they pay for surgery . Charging up to £2,700 for cataract surgery on one eye - treble cost to NHS . Campaigners have accused hospitals of profiting from elderly patients .