It can be a long time or short, depending on where you live, how big/well run the hospitals are, what the demand is (e.g. topographics for high incidence of aged people means more demand). So whereas the average may be 18 months, is it a normal or poisson distribution (like wealth!)? My mother has certainly done well recently. She had a bit of a coronorary and had had a stens operation within a week or so.

Sure, the richer get seen more quickly, if they have private medical ins. I get it with my job, but lose out on tax relief cos of it. I guess bosses want you well and back at the coal face asap

BTW, how sad? I can't be bothered watching the labour party conference. And they were in my city. Every year the roads get blocked up, there's armed cops all over the place, look-outs on the cliffs out of town to check for fast gun boats, roads reduced to single file, with checkpoints, and steel bollards cutting up the way.

A real PITA. Mind you, it WAS Brighton where Thatcher and ger govt. nearly got blown up, back in the 80s. at the Grande Hotel

>I know you were joking but while resting at home I watched the labor party on c-span during their conference. The prime minister was promising an adjustment in waiting lists from the current 18 months to a low 18 weeks in the future. Supposedly the wealthy get immediate care and the average citizen waits on a list - especially when referrals are necessary. Is the wait really an average of 18 months for non-emergency care/surgery? Still, if it is free...