Shirley things have gotten better since "Hospital for Hire" aired in 1973
From The Goodies episode:
Tim: Where have you been?
Graeme: We've been to the hospital. Sorry, they kept us waiting.
Tim: For three weeks?
Bill: Yeah, and even then we were lucky, you know. Bloke ahead of us died.
Tim: For a sprained ankle?
Bill: [pointing cast on his leg] And, what is more, they put this on the wrong leg! Mmm. [points at Graeme] Should've been his.