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Post by lana on Sept 3, 2016 12:49:22 GMT
 Sore-footed shopper in Stratford-upon-Avon calls 999 for lift home
A shopper with sore feet called an ambulance to give her a lift home.
"I've been on my feet all day and now my feet are hurting me so much that I can't walk - they're burning," she told the 999 operator.
The 32-year-old asked West Midlands Ambulance Service to pick her up from Sheep Street in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Paramedic Tim Cronin tweeted: "#WeAreNotATaxi! [Patient] had "been shopping all day, now sore feet and wants a lift home!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-37249243
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 19:51:26 GMT
Could be a symptom of something serious - sepsis perhapd
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Post by marispiper on Sept 4, 2016 9:52:42 GMT
Could be a symptom of something serious - sepsis perhapd Well the emergency response told her they would take her to the nearest A&E to see if there was a medical reason why she couldn't walk. She replied "...and how am I going to get home from there?" Not our problem darling!!!!! The woman should be fined IMHO! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 11:55:08 GMT
Could be a symptom of something serious - sepsis perhapd Well the emergency response told her they would take her to the nearest A&E to see if there was a medical reason why she couldn't walk. She replied "...and how am I going to get home from there?" Not our problem darling!!!!! The woman should be fined IMHO! This situation adds to the bed blocking in hospitals. It's all very well going in by ambulance but how do you get home, they used to provide transport but not any more. There have been cases where patients just sit tight and refuse to leave |
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Post by clioseward on Sept 4, 2016 12:44:25 GMT
They drive drunks home nowadays.
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Post by HILD on Sept 12, 2016 11:57:13 GMT
Well the emergency response told her they would take her to the nearest A&E to see if there was a medical reason why she couldn't walk. She replied "...and how am I going to get home from there?" Not our problem darling!!!!! The woman should be fined IMHO! This situation adds to the bed blocking in hospitals. It's all very well going in by ambulance but how do you get home, they used to provide transport but not any more. There have been cases where patients just sit tight and refuse to leave Can I add that my nephew (he has a minor heart condition) was taken ill at work. Ambulance called, duly came. He works 6 miles from the nearest A&E, the next is 10 miles away. The Ambulance took him 45 miles away to what is the nearest Specialist Cardiac Centre. They could have taken him 22 miles to another Specialist Centre (one with really good public transport links). Apparently it is the protocol, they must take him somewhere specialist and I guess that is fair enough, but no thought is given to how a person is going to get home. My nephew knows about his condition and knows that in these circumstances he needs standard ECG, Ultrasound etc. (which can be done in virtually every hospital).He had £1.20 on him and had left his packed lunch at work. Not even enough for a cup of tea in the waiting area. Low on charge from his mobile he begged to be able to call family and friends to come and collect him when he was discharged 6 hours later (too late for public transport). I was away as were other family members, others do not drive. In the end the hospital said it would put him on hospital transport but he would have to wait another 3 hours. He did and got home eventually 10 hours after being discharged and four days later a bill for over £100 arrived for the cost of the transport and the phone calls!!! Yes, we are glad he is safe and that he was checked out but is this really compassionate care, is it even joined up thinking. He had to sit around a waiting room for nearly 9 hours and once discharged from the unit he had no money for food or drink on top of which he doesn't get paid for the first 3 days of sickness leave and because he had to wait so long to get home he lost a day of salary. If he had been taken to the A&E 6 miles away surely they could have checked him out and transferred him the Specialist Unit it if was required. Then his mum would have had enough money to pay for him to come home in a taxi and he could have reimbursed her once he got home. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 13:36:22 GMT
This situation adds to the bed blocking in hospitals. It's all very well going in by ambulance but how do you get home, they used to provide transport but not any more. There have been cases where patients just sit tight and refuse to leave Can I add that my nephew (he has a minor heart condition) was taken ill at work. Ambulance called, duly came. He works 6 miles from the nearest A&E, the next is 10 miles away. The Ambulance took him 45 miles away to what is the nearest Specialist Cardiac Centre. They could have taken him 22 miles to another Specialist Centre (one with really good public transport links). Apparently it is the protocol, they must take him somewhere specialist and I guess that is fair enough, but no thought is given to how a person is going to get home. My nephew knows about his condition and knows that in these circumstances he needs standard ECG, Ultrasound etc. (which can be done in virtually every hospital).He had £1.20 on him and had left his packed lunch at work. Not even enough for a cup of tea in the waiting area. Low on charge from his mobile he begged to be able to call family and friends to come and collect him when he was discharged 6 hours later (too late for public transport). I was away as were other family members, others do not drive. In the end the hospital said it would put him on hospital transport but he would have to wait another 3 hours. He did and got home eventually 10 hours after being discharged and four days later a bill for over £100 arrived for the cost of the transport and the phone calls!!! Yes, we are glad he is safe and that he was checked out but is this really compassionate care, is it even joined up thinking. He had to sit around a waiting room for nearly 9 hours and once discharged from the unit he had no money for food or drink on top of which he doesn't get paid for the first 3 days of sickness leave and because he had to wait so long to get home he lost a day of salary. If he had been taken to the A&E 6 miles away surely they could have checked him out and transferred him the Specialist Unit it if was required. Then his mum would have had enough money to pay for him to come home in a taxi and he could have reimbursed her once he got home. There are two fears at play here Firstly breaking some ridiculous Health & Safety rules Secondly the compensation culture leading to fear of being sued It's time for somebody to stand up and introduce sensiblity
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Post by althea on Sept 12, 2016 13:45:56 GMT
I think it's long past time, gus. Joined up thinking could save the NHS a fortune.
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Post by goldelox on Sept 16, 2016 9:49:30 GMT
Blaming immigrants is pathetic. IF they are given free medical care, why?
I suspect drunken Brits contribute much more to the NHS shortfall.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2016 11:38:25 GMT
Blaming immigrants is pathetic. IF they are given free medical care, why? I suspect drunken Brits contribute much more to the NHS shortfall. A&E Departments seen to be chock a block with drunken or drugged patients who are abusive and physically attack the staff I think they should be refused treatment
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Post by violette on Sept 17, 2016 20:53:06 GMT
I believe that in Bristol for the past couple of years in the run-up to Christmas, "recuperation tents" have been set up. The drunken people who are totally out of it are put on the equivalent of camp beds to sleep it off. Medical staff are on hand to oversee them, in case a real emergency arises. It has been successful, and has alleviated much seasonal stress on Accident and Emergency units.
Perhaps this is an idea that could be copied? And not just at Christmas, but on Friday and Saturday nights, which seem to be particularly difficult.
PS Is it not about time we stopped abbreviating it to "A and E" and always gave it its full title? And the first question when someone arrives would be "What accident have you had, or what is the nature of the emergency?" Maybe that would relieve some of the excessive use of the service, especially at weekends.
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