Welcome to private, commercial health 'care'.
I had a previous eye problem and was told by Specsavers at the time that I should have advised them, rather going to A&E. So... I visited them after a problem suddenly occurred. I found they were unable to help, with no spare capacity to deal with emergencies; they called other branches who were also unable to help, so they told me me to attend A&E -over 15 miles away. They advised that they had "other emergencies" taking up their capacity on that day -even if true, I recognise a commercial decision when I hear one. They have undercut and driven out other opticians in the town, so it's reduced healthcare choice in the area.
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