I have managed to wangle a physio (achilles injury, 7 weeks) for the first time ever on the NHS, second appointment on Monday. A couple (friends) who moved here 6 months ago have both immediately received physio treatment for running/sports injuries - I have had nothing previously in over 20 years.

So this time I pushed the GP and had an appointment. I can't say the physio is as 'sports orientated' as my previous private consultations, but I do feel I deserve a bit of treatment for free.

When I speak to smokers about their rights to treatment on the NHS - considering their abuse of their bodies - I have had the reply "The amount we pay in tax on cigarettes, entitles us to our treament". So the amount I spend on keeping fit/healthy entitles me to a bit of free treatment, I reckon . without feeling guilty.