There can be long waits for GP appointments. This is because the government has chosen to underfund the NHS. But in England if you need same day medical care

There can be long waits for GP appointments. This is because the government has chosen to underfund the NHS. But in England if you need same day medical care you call 111 to talk to a healthcare professional, or you walk into your nearest pharmacy to talk to the pharmacist, or you visit your local walk-in medical centre to see a GP, or if it's something a GP can see as an emergency you call your GP and make an emergency appointment. If it's more serious you visit your local MIIU (minor injuries and illness unit), or UTC (urgent treatment centre) or A&E, or you call 999 or 112 for an ambo. > but there was that kid in the UK with an easily fixable, but fatal, heart condition Do you know the name of the child? Because every single time someone mentions one of these cases they're going by information they've read in US media, and the details are always wrong.