what stage of the collapse of the nhs is it when your nhs gp tells you the best course of action is to pay for a private gastroentorology appointment to get the instruction they need to refer you for nhs testing, because they know there isn't a snowballs chance in hell of getting an nhs gastro referral accepted 🙃

related: i have an print shop and a ko-fi if anyone wants to buy some art or has some spare change ❤