I believe Hawking is ‘Sir’ Stehpen—correct? That puts him higher on the food-chain.
The ordinary guy in UK, with his 3 illegitimate children by different women, living with his STD ridden girlfriend in a 2 room flat, probably isn't going to be given a personal nurse, nor will they always give him full strength penicillin! (Bwahahahaha, as if Mr. Muir cares).