Straggler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, mjmooney said: One of our local 'small' hospitals has a 'minor injuries clinic', but insists it has 'NO A&E'. Which requires some fine judgement on the part of the prospective patient. I took my son to one of the minor injuries clinics after a fall at school, waited 2 hours to see someone and got told they can't treat him and to go to the A&E instead. Waited 4 hours there to be told to go home and. Come back if he gets worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, mjmooney said: One of our local 'small' hospitals has a 'minor injuries clinic', but insists it has 'NO A&E'. Which requires some fine judgement on the part of the prospective patient. I understand that a lot of A&E departments are being renamed, as their scope is broadened, especially in London where they are particularly overwhelmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, MakemineVanilla said: I understand that a lot of A&E departments are being renamed, as their scope is broadened, especially in London where they are particularly overwhelmed. I’d love to see a breakdown of cases they have to see which could/should be addressed by a GP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, Genie said: The local minor injuries unit here is a godsend tbh. Many issues can be sorted by a nurse / x-ray. I had a burn on my hand that started to get infected. Popped to minor injuries, nurse took a look, grabbed me some antibiotics and I was all sorted. I also didn’t have pay the prescription charge either, so saved me about £10 and a world of pain of trying to see my GP. Why did you not get charged for the prescription cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Why did you not get charged for the prescription cost? They just had them in a store room, nurse got them and passed them to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Genie said: They just had them in a store room, nurse got them and passed them to me. Winner, bastards make me pay every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, LondonLax said: Isn’t that what A&E is supposed to be for? Critical life threatening stuff? I know that’s the direction you are given in Australia as well. It seems like there are not enough medical centres in the UK and too many people are using A&E when they should be leaving it for people who need immediate life saving medical care. No, A&E is not supposed to be solely for life threatening situations. That would be silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: Winner, bastards make me pay every time. Not sure if they have a pharmacy there? Or maybe I was lucky and they couldn’t be arsed to sort a prescription. Edited December 31, 2022 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2022 Aren't prescriptions free for children under a certain age? Haven't had to get one for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: Aren't prescriptions free for children under a certain age? Haven't had to get one for years. Yeah, free for under 16s or 16-18 year olds in FTE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, LondonLax said: Isn’t that what A&E is supposed to be for? Critical life threatening stuff? I know that’s the direction you are given in Australia as well. It seems like there are not enough medical centres in the UK and too many people are using A&E when they should be leaving it for people who need immediate life saving medical care. Well no. The clue is in “accident”. If I break my leg or split my head open then I’m not going to die but I can’t just put a cold compress on it and be ok. I need to go to hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 49 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Aren't prescriptions free for children under a certain age? Haven't had to get one for years. I’m over 16, just… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Well no. The clue is in “accident”. If I break my leg or split my head open then I’m not going to die but I can’t just put a cold compress on it and be ok. I need to go to hospital Plus, if you ever dial 111 then the advice is always "go to A&E". I'm guessing because then one time that a child has an innocuous bang on the head and they don't tell them to get it checked, is the time that the child dies from a brain haemorrhage and they get sued. There must be thousands of kids per year who twenty years ago would have been told "keep an eye on him and see how he is in the morning" who are now in A&E for five hours on a Saturday evening. Edited December 31, 2022 by ml1dch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 13 minutes ago, Genie said: I’m over 16, just… I'm over 64 1/2 just........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 31, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, delboy54 said: I'm over 64 1/2 just........ 4 1/2 years into your free prescriptions then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Well no. The clue is in “accident”. If I break my leg or split my head open then I’m not going to die but I can’t just put a cold compress on it and be ok. I need to go to hospital In Australia we have ‘Urgent Care’ Medical Centres where you can go for stuff like that so you don’t go to the A&E and bed block a car crash victim etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 We have an urgent care centre locally. It shuts at 7pm, tough luck if you've been there waiting for hours. They also seem to be the only place still enforcing social distancing, so you might turn up with an urgent healthcare problem and be forced to wait outside until they're ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 11 minutes ago, Davkaus said: We have an urgent care centre locally. It shuts at 7pm, tough luck if you've been there waiting for hours. They also seem to be the only place still enforcing social distancing, so you might turn up with an urgent healthcare problem and be forced to wait outside until they're ready. I wonder if the people enforcing social distancing would accept it being applied to them in a shop, or the hairdressers etc? There’s absolutely no point in applying it in just 1 place when everyone is mixing 99% of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2022 4 hours ago, bobzy said: No, A&E is not supposed to be solely for life threatening situations. That would be silly. Agree, where would children with saucepans stuck on their heads go if so 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted December 31, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 3 hours ago, LondonLax said: In Australia we have ‘Urgent Care’ Medical Centres where you can go for stuff like that so you don’t go to the A&E and bed block a car crash victim etc. And what happens if someone turns up there that it turns out needs the Emergency Dept? They then have to be transferred to a different hospital Our system when it works is far more sensible, minor shit stays in the waiting room until a space is available. urgent stuff goes straight to the top of the quene, that way if someone does take a rather sudden turn they are already in the right place. A correctly staffed and funded A&E dept can handle triage and will save more lives and waste less resources than a two base system that relies on some form of self diagnosis prior to arrival The problem at the moment is that triage us effectively done on the phone by a completely unqualified call-handler from a script because of the sortage of beds which results in a shortage of ambulances When ours works and is funded correctly, it is the correct approach 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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