I think that this is the point of the article. In the end, you are responsible for your own health. From the article:
> I am in the system for NHS treatment, but things are so bad that I have not even received an inital letter with a date for a test. It would likely take up to year for the NHS to treat me.
So he could have just waited, trusting that the professionals will eventually diagnose him and give him the right treatment.
But it was his health, so he had a strong incentive to take independent action.
I think that this is the point of the article. In the end, you are responsible for your own health. From the article:
> I am in the system for NHS treatment, but things are so bad that I have not even received an inital letter with a date for a test. It would likely take up to year for the NHS to treat me.
So he could have just waited, trusting that the professionals will eventually diagnose him and give him the right treatment.
But it was his health, so he had a strong incentive to take independent action.