Jeremy Clarkson backtracks on NHS comments after undergoing ‘urgent’ hospital treatment

Jeremy Clarkson Backtracks on NHS Comments

Jeremy Clarkson has backtracked on his criticism of the NHS after undergoing urgent hospital treatment.

In a recent column, he described the NHS as "just not financially viable anymore" and dubbed it a "creaking old monster".

“Nine hours after that piece appeared on the nation’s kitchen tables, I needed to go to hospital in something of a hurry,”

He wrote that he needed urgent hospital treatment and the NHS was his only option, adding that the treatment was "Defcon 1 painful".

Clarkson had to stay in hospital overnight and was nervous about his past criticism of the NHS.

Author's summary: Jeremy Clarkson changes his view on NHS after treatment.

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The London Economic The London Economic — 2025-10-15