Although it is quite a bit longer than most of my blog entries, putting me to shame, I think I need to flag this piece from my friend Chris up. It is quite a horrendous account of his recent experience with the NHS. His wife Fran hurt her foot, and the entry details the palaver they had to endure going to the hospital. It is well worth a read. Chris concludes that the health service is in crisis, strained to breaking point.