I know a fellow with a bad leg (actually there are a lot of old boys on the Sqn, and most of them are falling apart). Said leg required an op, followed by 2 weeks leave, and back to flying duties. No, that's not what happened. The waiting list to see the specialist was 6 months, and then it was on to another waiting list for the op. As the old fellow was in a digital crew position, and the Sqn only had enough of his ilk for one per crew, the boys were struggling to meet ends meet. End of the war for my mate, despite the most expensive field hospital that ever stood on sand sitting idly round the corner.
Not impressed, he made a justifiable fuss with the medics and asked for private attention, but there are no funds for it.
What happened to the promise of the NHS taking over when our own hospitals were cut? Seems that the queue-jumping deal was only valid for the first year, and we are all the same as the general public nowadays.
Oh well, the war was nearly over by then.