To add to this, I get paid more as a junior in Wales which should be comparable to NW England economically.

It doesn’t sound too different to Cymru despite having a relatively stable left-leaning government. Last time I was admitted to A&E, I was in there for about 14 hours. At least they fed me plenty of sandwiches :)

Sounds like the UK to me. Waits like this are not uncommon here in A&E when you are in a stable condition. The NHS has been underfunded for years and it is just getting worse.

Unfortunately, Microsoft will often force their own 2FA app when logging in to 365.