butterfly child
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also walkin service closes by 6pm don't they? unlike A&E which is 24 hours
My local Walk In Centre is open until 10pm.
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My local Walk In Centre is open until 10pm.
butterfly child
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There used to be a private A&E hospital in West London, but I never saw any cars in the carpark and eventually it closed.
I found this, I think it's the same company. The one I know of used to be down the road from Boston Manor tube station.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/460637.stm
I found this, I think it's the same company. The one I know of used to be down the road from Boston Manor tube station.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/460637.stm
trashpony
Hag
no they don't have to see everyone.
from my experience, the nurse gave those who wanted to leave (included me) a piece of paper to sign stating they'd leave without seeing doctor voluntarily
They are still seeing you though aren't they? It might be 'only' a nurse but it's a triage assessment. It's still resource.
butterfly child
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And if someone chooses not to wait, how can they say they say the nursing staff refused to see them?
Geri
wasn't born to follow
But then clearly they're not ill enough to be at A&E surely? That's what I don't get. Why would you go unless you thought it was something that was life-threatening?
I went to A&E when I was mugged and hit over the head with a bottle. It needed treating as it wouldn't stop bleeding, but after waiting for what seemed like ages I went home. It still wouldn't stop bleeding, I called my mum and she made me go back at wait. It did need stitches in the end.
People who are in pain don't necessarily act rationally.
baldrick
hmmmmm
that's fair enough, you were really worried, had no clue what was wrong and called an ambulance.
thank fuck for the NHS.
trashpony
Hag
Ooh sisters with opposing POVs!
That's a good point Geri - I've never had to wait more than 20 mins for my triage assessment so I don't know what I'd do in that situation.
panpete
Blokes name, birds body.
also walkin service closes by 6pm don't they? unlike A&E which is 24 hours
Well, maybe we need nationwide 24hr walk-in centres.
felixthecat
are we there yet?
I am so getting my moneys worth out of the NHS at the moment. This time the daughter managed to fall off a trampoline - another trip to A&E and she now has a suspected scaphoid fracture!
Tomorrow we have the fracture clinic and 9am and the psychologist at 2pm
Tomorrow we have the fracture clinic and 9am and the psychologist at 2pm
Looby
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I am so getting my moneys worth out of the NHS at the moment. This time the daughter managed to fall off a trampoline - another trip to A&E and she now has a suspected scaphoid fracture!
Tomorrow we have the fracture clinic and 9am and the psychologist at 2pm
Ouchy. I've fractured my scaphoid and it's agony. I had a lot of problems with diagnosis as they couldn't decide if it was fractured or not.
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felixthecat
are we there yet?
Ouchy. I've fractured my scaphoid and it's agony. I had a lot of problems with diagnosis as they couldn't decide if it was fractured or not.
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I bet you weren't bounced off a trampoline by a bunch of large rugby players tho!
Looby
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I bet you weren't bounced off a trampoline by a bunch of large rugby players tho!
Nope. I drunkenly fell over on brighton pier whilst stealing a polar bear .
felixthecat
are we there yet?
Nope. I drunkenly fell over on brighton pier whilst stealing a polar bear .
Excellent
!I love daft injury stories
I really like walk in centres and use them instead of the GP most of the time, because you don't have to make an appt and wait several days. True you might have to wait a while to see somebody, but take a book along and it's not a problem.
