Chris I don't believe in offending anyone just for the sake of it and I wouldn't resort to personal attacks if I wasn't winning an argument which is often the case on forums like this.
Maybe I do look at things in a somewhat more mercenary way than perhaps someone who looks at such as nurses emotively but that's because of experience and at the end of the day although most nursing staff do their jobs both efficiently and in a dedicated manner as of course they should, the reality is that they also do it for the money and job security.
However in fairness although my own personal experiences of the NHS are very negative, it's the management and doctors/specialists in charge who I find most wanting, not the nursing staff, per se as I've never had any issues with them.
The NHS needs a full rethink and restructure to make it fit for purpose in the 21st Century which it currently isn't. The problem is that the NHS is being asked to do things it was never intended to at its inception.
For instance you have many people bed blocking because there is no social infrastructure in place to care for those who should leave hospital for care in the community, therefore freeing up beds. At one time family members very often filled that role and cared for their relatives but these days many people expect the state to provide everything that once was covered by caring relatives. That is one of the attributes I admire about some migrant families...they generally look after their elderly family members far more than we do in the West.