NHS=Negligent Health Service

Goodie said:
and there lies the issue. If you have the choice to bail after 2 hours then a and e isn’t the place for you.

Also the fact that the reception area seems slow isn’t an indicator on what is going on behind closed doors, there will undoubtably be allot of seriously unwell individuals arriving by other means…
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Yup

IIRC most hospitals these days have the ambulances arriving through a separate entrance to the public/walk in A&E one, so they might be getting a steady stream of people straight through to the A&E beds whilst as far as the public in reception are concerned there is nothing visible going on.

Brother in law was a "self presenter" at A&E after a very nasty work accident (his brother drove him there as they worked together about 10 minutes away at normal speeds), apparently he was intercepted pretty much before he could reach the reception desk by a nurse who spotted his arm looked very wrong.
When my dad had to go in just before Christmas I took him in by car and as soon as the nurse started to take his stats he was whisked away.

Something I have noticed is that my preferred local hospital has both an A&E and a "minor injuries" clinic, latter can be almost empty whilst the former is full and the receptionist nurse is trying to get people to go to the MI.
 
Werewolf said:
IIRC most hospitals these days have the ambulances arriving through a separate entrance to the public/walk in A&E one, so they might be getting a steady stream of people straight through to the A&E beds whilst as far as the public in reception are concerned there is nothing visible going on.
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Exactly this. The ambulance bay and helipad at work is a completely separate entrance to the public A&E reception. I spent the entire 12hr shift in A&E yesterday, and while reception and the waiting area didn't look that busy, in A&E proper it was crazy busy. And quite a few people who walk through the doors don't even get to see anything beyond the initial triage centre in reception. And then you get the idiots presenting with scrapes, splinters, earwax, broken nail (I **** you not) who just take up space and never get seen because they simply wander off after an hour or two of waiting. Then again, we did have one yesterday who decided to disappear with suspected fractures of the radius, ulna and elbow.
 
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Werewolf said:
Yup

IIRC most hospitals these days have the ambulances arriving through a separate entrance to the public/walk in A&E one, so they might be getting a steady stream of people straight through to the A&E beds whilst as far as the public in reception are concerned there is nothing visible going on.

Brother in law was a "self presenter" at A&E after a very nasty work accident (his brother drove him there as they worked together about 10 minutes away at normal speeds), apparently he was intercepted pretty much before he could reach the reception desk by a nurse who spotted his arm looked very wrong.
When my dad had to go in just before Christmas I took him in by car and as soon as the nurse started to take his stats he was whisked away.

Something I have noticed is that my preferred local hospital has both an A&E and a "minor injuries" clinic, latter can be almost empty whilst the former is full and the receptionist nurse is trying to get people to go to the MI.
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Cramlington hospital is a prime example of the stupids in action. Its not an A and E. Its an emergency care hospital.
Go down there any day though and the reception are is rammed with people with bumps on the noggin and sprained ankles. They then get rather irate when they're correctly sent up the road to Wansbeck or to NT general.
 
Goodie said:
and there lies the issue. If you have the choice to bail after 2 hours then a and e isn’t the place for you.

Also the fact that the reception area seems slow isn’t an indicator on what is going on behind closed doors, there will undoubtably be allot of seriously unwell individuals arriving by other means…
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If you were bailing after two hours then your malady was not serious and is an indicator of why waiting times are so long.
 
Goodie said:
Also the fact that the reception area seems slow isn’t an indicator on what is going on behind closed doors, there will undoubtably be allot of seriously unwell individuals arriving by other means…
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yea and magicked into the hospital avoiding the part where the ambulances go to?

The quicker everything goes private the better
do_ron_ron said:
If you were bailing after two hours then your malady was not serious and is an indicator of why waiting times are so long.
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most of them had been attacked whilst out drinking,. cuts above their eyes etc

heard a lot of "your scar will just be bigger if you don't wait" talk going on between them
 
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arknor said:
were you there? no doubt one of those tikrot dancing fools whop works for the NHS chiming in with how perfect the service is

GOOD BYE
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I bet they would be glad of the NHS in an emergency and not have to wait for the credit card check for private. And where do the private patients end up when it goes wrong and the private clinic just sends you away?
 
arknor said:
yea and magicked into the hospital avoiding the part where the ambulances go to?

The quicker everything goes private the better

most of them had been attacked whilst out drinking,. cuts above their eyes etc

heard a lot of "your scar will just be bigger if you don't wait" talk going on between them
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arknor said:
were you there? no doubt one of those tikrot dancing fools whop works for the NHS chiming in with how perfect the service is

GOOD BYE
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Serious question, are you generally this clueless and ignorant or is it just an act you put on for the internet?
 
Malevolence said:
Serious question, are you generally this cluess and ignorant or is it just an act you put on for the internet?
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he thinks people were teleporting to the triage desk? or something. any ambulances literally arrive at doors right next to all the seats in A&E
anyone coming in obviously goes straight to the triage desk no matter which entrance to the hospital they come in.
the only people who I wouldn't see arrived would be the ones that arrive by helicopter

here's my arm btw one week later almost

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thats a 5-6inch long bruise btw

NHS never phoned me about the X-rays like I was told they would.

seems like it's just an extreme sprain though, I have most motion back I just can't exert any force on it, even trying to turn on a tap is too painful.

just waiting for someone to tell me I was wasting peoples time at A&E next
 
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I've twisted my ankle numerous times within a year (same ankle) , fell over and ruptured my shoulder muscle never visited GP or A&E at the time just put up with it even went to work. Only had a CT scan on my shoulder after it was slow to heal, that's when the said I had ruptured the muscle. Quite a few people don't need to go to A&E but to a GP first( but we all know how easy that is)
 
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arknor said:
he thinks people were teleporting to the triage desk? or something. any ambulances literally arrive at doors right next to all the seats in A&E
anyone coming in obviously goes straight to the triage desk no matter which entrance to the hospital they come in.
the only people who I wouldn't see arrived would be the ones that arrive by helicopter

here's my arm btw one week later almost

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thats a 5-6inch long bruise btw

NHS never phoned me about the X-rays like I was told they would.

seems like it's just an extreme sprain though, I have most motion back I just can't exert any force on it, even trying to turn on a tap is too painful.

just waiting for someone to tell me I was wasting peoples time at A&E next
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:eek:

If I had a bruise that size I'd immediately... poke it and continue to poke it until it stopped hurting. Yes you were!
 
arknor said:
he thinks people were teleporting to the triage desk? or something. any ambulances literally arrive at doors right next to all the seats in A&E
anyone coming in obviously goes straight to the triage desk no matter which entrance to the hospital they come in.
the only people who I wouldn't see arrived would be the ones that arrive by helicopter

here's my arm btw one week later almost

NGxnwp7.jpg

F1GM0Jx.jpg

thats a 5-6inch long bruise btw

NHS never phoned me about the X-rays like I was told they would.

seems like it's just an extreme sprain though, I have most motion back I just can't exert any force on it, even trying to turn on a tap is too painful.

just waiting for someone to tell me I was wasting peoples time at A&E next
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So clueless it is then.
 
I couldn't get out of bed at the end of last month with severe back pain to the point that I fainted on the toilet from the pain. Luckily my missus was at home and drove me A&E.

Long story short is that because I didn't have nerve damage and I could feel my legs it meant that I couldn't be signed in as an in patient which would have gotten me an MRI in 24 hours. They gave me a high dosage prescription of Diazepam after I went back the second day because nothing worked from the first (Oral Morphine).

Good news is I am walking pretty much fine now but have had pins and needles in the ball of my foot since although it has started to ease in the past couple of days and has gone up to my left butt cheek so I guess that means the swelling is going down and Sciatic nerve is recovering. I have been cycling 3-4 times a week about 5 miles each time not because a doctor has been in touch but just winging it hoping that is the correct thing to do with "recovery" as no physiotherapy has been booked in at all.

Bad news is a month on later and still no news about getting booked in for an MRI scan so I still don't know if it is a slipped disc or the piriformis muscle. For obvious reasons I hope it is the latter. I will leave it till the end of the month then just book myself in privately if no luck.

2019 everyone knew that the NHS was struggling but you could still get by. Since Covid the whole system really is on its knees.
 
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The NHS has not failed but it is struggling due to deliberate Govt cuts and policy 'initiatives'. If the NHS got the money the Govt wastes on consultants to 'reform' the nhs, it would be in a better place. The current problems are just the sign of deliberate neglect by this hard right wing Govt who fanatically believe in free market. This is despite the constant failures.
 
I agree with tamzzy. It's gone but we haven't realised / accepted it yet.

Source: wife (radiographer of 20+ years). She doesn't realise it but I think it's only still limping on because of people like her.

Indirectly, and selfishly, I feel it's brought me down over the past few years. Trying to do my work, and between us look after a young family, all while they've asked her to do more at silly hours with ***** pay. Overnight shifts are harder to bounce back from as you get older.
 
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