I am sorry to say that must be true, based on the experience we have had trying to get treatment for my mother-in-law, who is a foreign resident. The NHS has insufficient funds to do what needs to be done, so the bureaucrats spend their time coming up with excuses and justifications for not doing anything at all. The inevitable parsimony of "free" services.
Our NHS is run with control and gatekeeping in mind, not health.
I am sorry to say that must be true, based on the experience we have had trying to get treatment for my mother-in-law, who is a foreign resident. The NHS has insufficient funds to do what needs to be done, so the bureaucrats spend their time coming up with excuses and justifications for not doing anything at all. The inevitable parsimony of "free" services.