Jonnie Irwin praises NHS after receiving cancer scans in leisure centre car park
ok.co.ukA Place In the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin has praised the flexibility of the NHS after he was called for some scans in a leisure centre car park.The presenter, who announced last year that he had terminal lung cancer which spread to his brain, admitted he was "surprised" when he arrived for his scans which were not in a hospital.
He took to his Instagram to share the bizarre experience, which saw him park up, avoid any queueing and be back on the road home inside a quarter of an hour.
In the video which he posted to his Instagram, Jonnie said: "Got some scans today. Not in a hospital but in a leisure centre car park." He then went onto show a large sheltered unit where he had the scans done and he wrote: "MRI and CT unit in this.
Surprising." Alongside his clip, Jonnie lauded the experience and praised the staff as he added the caption: "I actually had a great experience.
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