Sir Rod Stewart has mentioned he needs to supply extra free MRI scans for NHS sufferers however “cannot get any response”.
The star additionally helps the medical doctors’ and nurses’ strikes, saying he’s “nicely on their facet”.
Sir Rod paid for members of the general public to have scans in a cellular unit on the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex in February.
He pledged to assist throughout a Sky Information phone-in in regards to the state of the NHS in January, having simply returned from a scan himself.
“I mentioned once I did Sky TV that I need to try to do them all around the nation,” he defined.
“I am not going to point out up and be photographed, I simply needed to do it.”
He’s struggling to make progress, nonetheless.
“It is like banging your head in opposition to a brick wall,” he mentioned. “I can not get any response.
“Persons are crying out for MRIs, (and) I am prepared to pay for them, 30 or 40 in a couple of hours, and I can not get anyone to do it for me.”
He continued: “I need to preserve it going. I do not need it to appear to be it was a publicity stunt.
“I did not have an album popping out or something… I needed the folks to know I used to be doing it, however now I would like it to go on and on and on and I am not getting any response.”
Sir Rod Stewart takes a selfie with members of workers
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Relating to the strikes, Sir Rod mentioned workers are “completely proper”, including: “I am nicely on their facet. I used to be completely with them, they arrive earlier than something.”
He’s performing within the UK this summer season with Boy George and Tradition Membership as his help act.
Speaking about Boy George, Sir Rod mentioned: “We return a great distance, we have had some enjoyable instances collectively.
“I can not wait to get with him. He is a stunning fella and I do know he loves me too – it is love all spherical.”
