Emma Thompson says we need to get sex on the NHS. So I asked for it
Sex, the actress Emma Thompson has said, is so good for us it should be available on the NHS. If it were the case, how might one attain it from our health service? If, after being put on hold for 678 hours, your GP graciously concedes to an appointment then agrees this is what should be prescribed, might you be referred to the hospital? Might the hospital eventually, also in its own sweet time, write to you as follows:
'Your GP has referred you to this hospital for sex. We have one of the best sex departments in the region and offer first-class care where the patient always comes first. Our female patients always take some convincing of this but it's a fact (CQC; 2021).
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