If only it were our NHS. It isn't ours, it belongs to the staff, many of whom are lazy, disorganised or self serving. As the Healthcare Commision said a couple of years ago, the NHS often seems to be run more for the benefit of its employees than the patients. The NHS was a noble, idealistic and misguided idea that has failed. No other country wants to copy it. We Brits need to rid ourselves of it for our own good health.