I told my consultant I'd like to try libre, he wrote a letter to my GP asking if she'd prescribe it. I mentioned this to her on a visit about something else, she put me down for an appointment with the nurse. The nurse stuck a sensor in my arm, checked I knew the basics (arrows and graphs), and that was that.
No contract, no training course on diabetes/carb counting, no competition, about half an hour training on the libre. Pretty much I asked and was given. I feel like I should apologize for not having to jump through all the hoops and obstacles you all are recounting.