1.2 million people attended A&E for a sore throat? Jesus Christ
MikeHuntSmellss on
Who the fuck goes to accident & emergency for hiccups. Receptionist should be allowed to slap people I swear
Key_Dragonfruit_2492 on
The guardian has turned into such a shit rag these days. I worked as nurse in a&e for a few years. You know what else apart from the flu could cause mild symptoms like coughs and hiccups? Lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, tuberculosis, stroke, brain tumours, multiple sclerosis, meningitis, heart conditions, pericarditis, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, the list goes on
Wondering_Wildly on
Quick reminder that seemingly trivial symptoms can actually point to life threatening illnesses.
FlaviousTiberius on
Just put a £20 charge on A&E admission to deter the time wasters. Honestly the time wasters probably cost far more lives in wasting hospital time than the charge would from putting people off going. Like if you really feel like you’re in serious trouble £20 shouldn’t be a big deal.
limaconnect77 on
Tangentially related, getting a GP appointment (not in the next calendar year) for an ailment that impacts one’s ability to work is almost impossible these days.
Wrinklies are a priority even if they’re only ever there for a chat with the staff and then doctor about a repeat prescription. The local hypochondriacs have to be placated with GP face-time and there never seems to be a sense of…urgency about most practices.
RoyaleWCheese_OK on
This is what happens when its ‘free’. Charge 20 quid or so a visit and watch the traffic drop like a rock so people that actually NEED the help get it.
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Sweaty-Bodybuilder29 on
This will continue to happen unless we get gp appointments
Ill_Refrigerator_593 on
I wonder how many of these were for children. I know many parents, often fairly enough, think better safe than sorry,
Champagnerocker on
I visit my GP surgery fairly regularly*
There is usually a completely empty waiting room, and there is usually one person speaking to a receptionist trying to get an appointment (for something that sounds absolutely reasonable to me) who is told by the receptionist that they cannot have an appointment and that they should go home and sleep on it .., but if they still feel bad in 48 hours they should go to A&E.
*Not to ever actually *see* a doctor but to pick up forms for blood tests that they insist I absolutely must have, but absolutely refuse to send me forms for unless I go there in person and demand to be given them.
Connor123x on
blame media and politicians for all the fear mongering. They got a taste of it during covid and now its non stop you all going to die because you have the sniffles.
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1.2 million people attended A&E for a sore throat? Jesus Christ
Who the fuck goes to accident & emergency for hiccups. Receptionist should be allowed to slap people I swear
The guardian has turned into such a shit rag these days. I worked as nurse in a&e for a few years. You know what else apart from the flu could cause mild symptoms like coughs and hiccups? Lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, tuberculosis, stroke, brain tumours, multiple sclerosis, meningitis, heart conditions, pericarditis, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, the list goes on
Quick reminder that seemingly trivial symptoms can actually point to life threatening illnesses.
Just put a £20 charge on A&E admission to deter the time wasters. Honestly the time wasters probably cost far more lives in wasting hospital time than the charge would from putting people off going. Like if you really feel like you’re in serious trouble £20 shouldn’t be a big deal.
Tangentially related, getting a GP appointment (not in the next calendar year) for an ailment that impacts one’s ability to work is almost impossible these days.
Wrinklies are a priority even if they’re only ever there for a chat with the staff and then doctor about a repeat prescription. The local hypochondriacs have to be placated with GP face-time and there never seems to be a sense of…urgency about most practices.
This is what happens when its ‘free’. Charge 20 quid or so a visit and watch the traffic drop like a rock so people that actually NEED the help get it.
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This will continue to happen unless we get gp appointments
I wonder how many of these were for children. I know many parents, often fairly enough, think better safe than sorry,
I visit my GP surgery fairly regularly*
There is usually a completely empty waiting room, and there is usually one person speaking to a receptionist trying to get an appointment (for something that sounds absolutely reasonable to me) who is told by the receptionist that they cannot have an appointment and that they should go home and sleep on it .., but if they still feel bad in 48 hours they should go to A&E.
*Not to ever actually *see* a doctor but to pick up forms for blood tests that they insist I absolutely must have, but absolutely refuse to send me forms for unless I go there in person and demand to be given them.
blame media and politicians for all the fear mongering. They got a taste of it during covid and now its non stop you all going to die because you have the sniffles.