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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Bellend on 26 January 2013, 12:35
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Taken for granted until you need it. Yesterday at my brothers house a friend fell down the stairs and was in serious pain.
First aider there suggested the ambulance. Ring them and no word of a lie within 3 minutes, as someone went to open the front door to wait outside for them, they were there.
Anyone in he ambulance service on here, thanks. :smiley:
Can't believe they want NHS cuts!
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Well yes it's their job to be there as soon as possible.
I've heard plenty of stories of them not rescuing people because of "elf & safety", and of people having to drive themselves injured because the ambulance either refused to come out because it wasn't enough to vouch for it or because it was taking too long.
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It is a fantastic service, we are very lucky to have it! Hope your friend is ok!
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What a joke!!! NHS are a laughing stock in Leicester... Just before Christmas, elderly Gent came to pick up his car from the garage, unfortunately he manage to trip on the kerb, and land face and palms down, badly cut, and pouring with blood, an ambulance was called immediately, and in the meantime, 3 of us attended to his injuries and got the bleeding under control...
20 mins passed, the Ambulance still hadn't arrived, A&E is 3 miles away, so should have been at the scene within 5 to 10mins
An hour passed, still no Ambulance... at least 3 calls and 4 1/2 hours later, still no show... the Ambulance never showed that day, the poor old man was taken home by his distraught wife, not too sure what happened after that..
Pray that you never fall ill, or are injured in Leicester! the NHS are a sham, run by the most incompetent, inefficient staff that I have ever known in my life!
Thom
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thats most of Leicester though Thom, not just the NHS :laugh: :lipsrsealed: :tongue:
oh and the NHS and the Ambulance services arent directly linked - different budgets - different sectors etc :whistle:
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We had to wait nearly an hour when my partner had a fall, broke her ankle & dislocated her other. She had lay on the ground in the pouring rain as they told us not to move her :(
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Nhs are a bunch of jokers.
I went to a&e with abdominal pains. Got seen to within 20 minutes by a junior doctor and kept there from 9am to 6pm. They took loads of blood and I was told that I was developing jaundice and that there was some abnormality with my liver. They didn't seem to know what was wrong with me so sent me home with 20 tramadol pain killers whilst they wait for more test results to get back.
12 days later I get a call from the hospital's admissions department asking if I was eligible for treatment from the nhs. I said I was born and raised in the uk and that I have a full time job. They said to bring in some form of id (passport or driving licence) when you see the consultant. I asked when the appointment with the consultant will be as I didn't know at the time. The person informed me the consultant can see you in 5 weeks time.
I wanted to go through the nhs just to prove to all my friends (who told me to go private through work) that despite the negative press the nhs is still brilliant. Alas I was to be proved wrong.
I went to my gp for a referral letter (you can get this at a&e too) on Monday.
Got the referral letter on Wednesday.
Phoned Bupa and got an appointment on Friday. Was told that my jaundice was serious and could be life threatening (it had been 2 weeks since my visit to a&e by this stage) and I was rushed to one of the Bupa hospitals immediately. The consultant diagnosed the problem in seconds and I had an ultrasound to confirm his diagnosis during that Friday appointment.
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Compared to places like India the nhs is fantastic but compared to Bupa it's crap
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thats most of Leicester though Thom, not just the NHS :laugh: :lipsrsealed: :tongue:
oh and the NHS and the Ambulance services arent directly linked - different budgets - different sectors etc :whistle:
Quite aware mate, unfortunately both have to be tarred with the same brush... My Mum lives North York Moors, and gets a far better all round service from Middlesborough
Thom
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last year i collapst and wacked my back of my head on soild floor and AN HOUR LATER f**king paramedic just said get the f**k off the floor checked my eye sight and f**ked off
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On New Years Eve 2004/05, my Dad fell and hit his head, knocking him unconscious. It was obvious he was badly injured, so Ambulance was called. Bearing in mind, its probably the busiest day for the Ambulance Service in the year, they were there inside 10 minutes. He was rushed to Frenchay Hospital (Bristol) still unconscious but having moments of flittering speach, and left on a Gurney in the waiting room. Two hours later, still unconscious, his eyes starting going black and puffing up. He hit his head at the back. After my Uncle and Mum were pleading with the receptionist to get someone asap to check him, they finally got the hint, and a junior doctor realised something wasn't right, and rushed him to surgery. He was in intensive care for two weeks, and sadly passed away on the 15th. Our time in intensive care, although deeply terrifying and distressing, was comforted by the fantastic staff and doctors, who did everything they could to ensure we were aware of what was happening, and ensuring the constant attendance from 8am until 10pm of about 30 of our family and friends that we were all comfortable and well catered for.
The only negative with the NHS throughout the whole period was the hold-up with waiting for his injuries to be diagnosed. But I'm consoled by the fact everything else was first class. Frenchay Hospital has a specialist Head Injury Unit that is probably the best in the Country, so he couldn't have been anywhere better, and the Consultant was an American chap, regarded as one of the most respected in the world with regard to brain injuries.
Don't tar them all with the same brush, its an amazing resource that doesn't get the credit it deserves.
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I've worked in the NHS for five years now and have seen some awesome stuff and some downright dangerous stuff. From my POV, the problem boils down to lack of (good) staff and lack of cash. Feck knows where the money goes but it's not on the shop floor where it's needed.
Back when the NHS was formed, the treatment for a heart attack was six weeks bedrest. Now, they can stop a heart attack in progress and reverse the damage before it becomes permanent. That obviously costs money. But in some departments, staff are demoralised so they leave. Which means they need bank staff who know nothing about how the hospital works/the patients/etc.
The NHS is having cuts made in the order of £20bn. They're making it in the wrong places. I don't know whether it's deliberate. It wouldn't surprise me that if the Govt. wants to privatise the profitable areas. The problem is that there will be a two-tier system and the majority of the population won't be able to afford the healthcare. Even private insurance companies are cracking down on what they will/won't fund.
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I've worked in the NHS for 7 years now and all the people I work with bend over backwards to provide the best care/service they can for patients.
People only ever hear the bad stories and never the good ones.