Consider the reason most Brits feel this way is that most Brits understand what the NHS is and isn't. Our expectations aren't that we get CT scans because we pa

Consider the reason most Brits feel this way is that most Brits understand what the NHS is and isn't. Our expectations aren't that we get CT scans because we paid enough money, we get them when a doctor decides they're medically necessary, in a timeframe based on the urgency of that ailment, again decided by the doctor. Your post (and your anti-UEA PDF) make it sound like you broke a fingernail, you decided you needed multiple scans so went to the campus doctor (who doesn't have a scanner, can only refer into NNUH), was told there may be a wait while they book you an appointment and you immediately broke out your insurance to get what you wanted, regardless of medical need. Your insurance is yours to flaunt, but had this been something that "needed" a quick scan, you would have been sent to A&E (it's a 10 minute walk from UEA, 2 minute bus) and you'd have received prompt care.