I think you read too much into my "if", growstuff. I was not questioning that there are fewer doctors and nurses. It was an "if... then..." point I was making: if (or since) this is so (which it is), then this needs to happen (and may well happen over the next few years). Sorry that wasn't clear.
Lack of public toilets in towns.
Passports not in the drawer I always keep them in. Turning the place upside down.