[mcintyre1994]

> if everyone went through A&E, the system would probably collapse.

I don't understand how this is a bad thing about the system. Yes, if everyone went through the most expensive system designed for urgent things, the system would presumably collapse. But they don't, because the system includes something for less urgent cases, and thus doesn't collapse. Doesn't that just mean that aspect is well designed to avoid collapse that would apparently be inevitable if it were less well designed? Isn't that a good thing?

[joncrocks]

I don't think he's saying it's a bad thing, just that it's not a good idea to say "See I got my injury sorted in 4 hours!" and use this as an example of how great the NHS is.

i.e. If the article read: "I had an issue with my ankle, waited two weeks to see a GP, then was in the waiting room for an hour after my appointment was meant to start, then had to wait a week to a referral for a scan." It wouldn't be such a clickbaity story.