What Service / Product do you wish was 24hrs?

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The initial message was deleted from this topic on 13 December 2023 at 11:20

[Spare tyre]

Healthcare, e consult here has gone office hours

[The Gauge]

Supermarkets, as they close Saturday night until reopening Sunday morning.

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Spare tyre said:

Healthcare, e consult here has gone office hours

I must agree with this. I remember turning up to a walk-in and waiting over 4 hours to get a very painful broken arm diagnosed (I just wanted some strong painkillers) and in that time, a friend had woken up to hear his dog crying, tried to calm the dog down, called a vet, got an emergency appointment, took the dog there, got treated (something tooth-related, wasn't serious, dog was fine after a few days of doggy painkillers), brought the dog home, and was back in bed - all while I was still waiting to be seen.

I'll never fault the NHS staff, they're (mostly) hard workers and do the best they can, but I will happily complain about the stupid system they have to work under, where a fking dog gets quicker treatment than a human.

(and yes, I've gone private since).