Thanks for the insight. Has Rick gone to hospital (if you can share)?
FYI, in Canada, hospitals are really busy, and waiting times to get treatment in the Emergency dept, where you would go if sick, can stretch to several hours. I believe the situation in Britain is similar. To just walk in to a hospital with a bag and get admitted is incomprehensible.
Hope you had a good evening, by the way (and I hope that your English lessons are going well)