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SamuelRSmith said:
My nan was diagnosed with bowl cancer last year, within two days she had the tumour out. She's on NHS.

I've had several operations, myself, none life threatening, but I've had them within the week of going to the doctor. When I went in with an emergency a few years ago at around 5ish, I was on the operating table by the time the evening was out.

Like I said, though, I live in an really good area for the NHS (that article you linked to referred to the "post-code lottery"), so my experiences will be better than others.

So in the UK, you can't go to any hospital you want? It's based on where you live?