NHS £2 billion and counting

[SueEllen]

Something similar happened to a friend of mine, he told the crew he was privately insured, they made some calls and delivered him into a private hospital.

If they had a choice of a 20 minute detour or a 45 minute wait at NHS A&E I can see they would be happy to dump you at private A&E.

However I live not far from an A&E so unless I was dying/head injury/back injury etc, someone whether they where flagged down on the street be able to dump me at A&E as it would be quicker than calling an ambulance.

[DodgyAgent]

Presumably you need to dial 666 to get an Australian paramedic.

Or stand on your head and dial 999