Sir Rod Stewart is dedicated to continuing his generous donations towards supporting the NHS, amid a growing list of patients waiting for MRI scans as the national health service faces huge delays.
But the Celtic-daft rocker has admitted he "can't get any response" from health service chiefs, despite having the funds waiting to help out the nation after revealing he would dip into his own pockets back in January following his own experience getting a scan.
The 78-year-old's gesture comes after he funded a day’s worth of the procedures at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow near his Essex home, following a surprise pledge on Sky News earlier this year.
Rod did say that he also supports the doctors' and nurses' strikes, saying he is "well on their side".
"I said when I did Sky TV that I want to try and do them all over the country," the father-of-eight explained previously.
"I'm not going to show up and be photographed, I just wanted to do it."
But the Maggie May icon has hit a stumbling block with his noble move, after admitting he is struggling to get a response on how he can help.
He told Sky News: "It's like banging your head against a brick wall. I can't get any response.
"People are crying out for MRIs, (and) I'm willing to pay for them, 30 or 40 in a few hours, and I can't get anybody to do it for me."
"I want to keep it going. I don't want it to look like it was a publicity stunt," he continued.
"I didn't have an album coming out or anything... I wanted the people to know I was doing it, but now I want it to go on and on and on and I'm not getting any response."
Sir Rod said staff are "absolutely right" regarding ongoing NHS strikes, adding: "I'm well on their side. I was absolutely with them, they come before anything."
The singing and songwriting legend is performing in the UK this summer alongside pal Boy George and Culture Club as his support act.
Talking about Boy George, Sir Rod said: "We go back a long way, we've had some fun times together.
"I can't wait to get with him. He's a lovely fella and I know he loves me too - it's love all round."
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