My 93 year old relative in the UK was hit by a car as he crossed the street at a pedestrian crossing. The driver attempted to leave the scene, but was stopped by the folks witnessing the accident. However, while the police directed traffic around my fallen relative, no ambulance arrived for over an hour and 30 mins. My sister-in-law arrived at the scene (father still on the ground), and when she questioned the police officer "where is the ambulence", he responded "The hospital said the victim is conscious, he's 93 years old, and not a priority" After the ambulence finally arrived, it was a further THREE HOURS before our relative was attended to. Miraculously he "only" suffered a fractured hip, but the treatment he received in the hospital was cursory at best. Only the persistance of my sister-in-law in getting medical attention for her father prevented an even worse scendario. I could recite chapter and verse similar events in my own family, to warn those, "don't get ill if you are 65 or over, in the UK" medical care IS rationed.