This definitely seems like the sort of situation where this is going to start having massive knock-on consequences. Complications from untreated illnesses, job

This definitely seems like the sort of situation where this is going to start having massive knock-on consequences. Complications from untreated illnesses, job losses due to chronic illnness, deaths whilst on waiting lists, further thinning out of staff due to unreasonable demands placed upon them due to unsatisfiable demand. At some point the whole structure beocmes unviable, the thing to remember is that this is the innevitable result of starving the NHS of resources in the first place. It was fine when it was competently goverened. You'd need to be kind of thick to stay in the UK as a doctor today, which is a massive challenge for the NHS, and you'd need to be an idiot to move to the UK (see: recent comments on immigration from the home office).