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Clarkson Hospitalized: Praises NHS Amid Calls for Reform

10/14/2025

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Jeremy Clarkson was hospitalized for urgent treatment at a National Health Service (NHS) facility in Oxford after calling the NHS a 'creaking old monster'.
Clarkson's private health insurance could not cover the required treatment.
He praised NHS staff and said he had no complaints about his care.
He acknowledged the need for reform, saying the NHS is excellent but unaffordable, and that higher taxes may be necessary to sustain it.

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Jeremy Clarkson was hospitalized for urgent treatment at a National Health Service (NHS) facility in Oxford after calling the NHS a 'creaking old monster'.
Clarkson's private health insurance could not cover the required treatment.
He praised NHS staff and said he had no complaints about his care.
He acknowledged the need for reform, saying the NHS is excellent but unaffordable, and that higher taxes may be necessary to sustain it.