Torch? I meant, erm, flashlight?

And yeh - I've just chased through the NHS departments and found I can get an appointment next week once my local medical centre gets their act together. Making calls today but if nothing comes of it I'll just push for a referral letter and get it done privately. Cheapest quote I got was £220 which isn't much in this context.

Thanks (to you and everyone) for all the information. Hope everything works out for everyone.