lemongrove
We can all take some responsibility for our own health though,
Exercise, eating properly, not too much alcohol and not smoking for starters.
There has always been a two tier system if you have enough money, who wouldn’t pay for an operation or consultation ( if they can) and it will be done more quickly than on the NHS.
Many people do turn to family before asking the State as well.
We all know that due to Covid there will be a backlog of cases,
And while we can’t always ‘help ourselves’ a lot of the time we can and it makes sense to do that.
You should have been a Victorian "lemongrove". You could then have really enjoyed telling everyone what to do, especially the poor and disposed. You could even have been part of the Board deciding who was deserving and who was undeserving.