We are all free to make private arrangements. I do because the service from the NHS except for critical care is awful.
As a by-product I also advance an NHS person up the list.
The NHS cannot exist in its current form. It is not fit for purpose being overloaded at the non-medical level which costs billions.
GP's are taking the proverbial!
It needs taken apart and if that means some sort of system like in Sweden where regional councils finance health expenditures through tax funding and municipalities take care of individuals who are disabled or elderly