My Grandmother died in the early 50s still owing the Doctor for pre-war care for her children. Luckily the Doctor gave credit to his patients - he didn't die rich!. The NHS was invented to provide free care to everybody who needed it. It is just that medecine and needs have changed over the years to basically unsustainable levels.
As to missed appointments - sort the system out first. They recently cost me half a days work, 3 hours of parking and a lot of frustration(son) because the cancellation letter arrived after the appointment! Son has 2 appointments with the same consultant a few weeks apart - no he hasn't but even the booking dept do not know which is the right one!.They changed their computer system in the department which is how the mix up occured but haven't sorted the dual appointments out yet because they are not on the same system.
Then there is the brilliance. Son was on the list for a brain scan. Got a phone call, late one afternoon, could we be there in half an hour - no sweat. They had a couple of cancellations and were ringing round not in order of how long you had been waiting but distance from the hospital. Somebody promote that young lady, please.
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