This should set the scene for the future as the reply will be definitive and hopefully make things more black and white as patients are constantly getting advice that is overbearing and now patient numbers are rising to big numbers it's only going to get worse unless addressed properly
Great work from @Muiredach raising these points .
The response from the DHSC in 2022 is very telling... lets see if they might actually address the issue in 2025.
My advice, as one patient to another, remains - add legal cover to your home contents insurance and if "the man" in any shape or form harrasses you or worse then you can sue them. I suspect only when a few cases happen and money is lost then action will be taken.