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View Poll Results: if you can not get a GP appointment should you call a ambulance ? | ||||||
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18-12-2014, 02:49 PM | #1 | ||
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thank you ambulance callers - having no GP appointments is to blame - carry on 18.12.14
i am using psychology and the power of reverse some may feel there is a failure in my brain biology and that i really need to see a nurse. but i did warn a rhyme is my proof getting a GP's appointment is as safe as porn that's why A&E as well has a full roof. you can not silence this crisis is a self inflicted bandage unless the GP appointment system has a radical form of violence ( big shake up means) on the UK streets there will be carnage. if you can not get help then out of the box you have to think because they are not listening to your yelp calling a ambulance is your only link. the UK is the forth richest nation we have more money then rain can you see my aggravation its a premeditated pain. to survive you have to use ambience the government will watch you bleed if there is no appointment then its the ambulance when everyone does it, we might get a GP service we all need. ( do you have a problem getting a GP appointment ? are you tempted to call for a ambulance ? is this disgusting or is this the way we have to go to get something we all need and expect ? reply's have to rhyme and if anyone puts the comment and i quote "nurse he is out " well there will be a vile poem brewing. ) |
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18-12-2014, 02:58 PM | #2 | |||
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No I would never be tempted to call an ambulance as if you feel a GP can deal with your illness then an ambulance is not warranted and someone who really needs one could die while they are dealing with your manflu, There are walk in clinics you could try or call NHS direct or go and see your pharmacist for advice. This post has made me quite
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18-12-2014, 03:05 PM | #3 | ||
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If you feel like a GP can deal with your ailment then you probably don't need to see anyone at all. People go to gps for every sniffle or cough, it's pathetic.
If it's an emergency, go to hospital. Otherwise, make an appointment for 2 or 3 weeks time, give your body a chance to do its job and heal itself, if it does (it probably will) then cancel the appointment. If not, then go at the time you booked. |
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18-12-2014, 03:20 PM | #4 | ||
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No, it bloody well isn't justified.
Bad enough when ambulances are all taken by drunken idiots when people who genuinely need them have to wait. |
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18-12-2014, 03:38 PM | #5 | |||
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Yes. And Ambulances full of O.D-ing druggies. And police cars taxi-ing drunks home. Why can't this idiots use some sense and get pissed and shoot up just outside the hospital main doors, then they wouldn't need an ambulance.
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18-12-2014, 04:37 PM | #6 | ||
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No.I'd go to hospital before calling an ambulance.
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18-12-2014, 04:43 PM | #7 | |||
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I would never call an ambulance unless it was an emergency. My father was a paramedic... he got called out to all sorts of nonsense including a man who'd cut his finger opening a tin and a woman whose wedding ring was too tight.
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18-12-2014, 09:41 PM | #8 | ||
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livia - i am not convicting myself - but i might have proposed to her ? what did she look like ? did she scream like a opera singer ? did she look like linda from gimmi gimmi gimmi ?
if none of these are proof it was one of my luck escapes the final proof will be the ring ? i can describe it in detail as i got it from a kinda egg - if you want i can private message you to prove it so whole world does not no what a lucky escape i had and give you a full description ? Last edited by waterhog; 18-12-2014 at 09:42 PM. |
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18-12-2014, 09:46 PM | #9 | |||
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Depends on the seriousness... there's minor injury departments at most hospitals. Ambulances are only warranted in an emergency.
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18-12-2014, 10:25 PM | #10 | ||
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I would say no, it depends on what you are ringing for really and also to be fair to people, some may not realise how serious their symptoms or condition are.
However, if you are seeking a GP appointment and cannot get one, then in the main it isn't right to call an ambulance. I knew someone at Uni who didn't feel well and rang to get a GP appointment,they couldn't get one for over a week and he was quite ill. After about a 3 hours he hadn't got better and was far worse so we called an ambulance and once at the hospital it was found he was bleeding internally. So really you never know what is wrong. It is sadly the case I agree where a good number of people dial the emergency number for really silly reasons as outlined in some posts above. |
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19-12-2014, 12:15 AM | #11 | ||
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depends on the specifics of the problem...to say flat out no or yes is mindless
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19-12-2014, 12:22 AM | #12 | |||
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If you need quick medical attention, but it's not an emergency, call 111
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNH...s/NHS-111.aspx
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19-12-2014, 12:29 AM | #13 | ||
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Though literally everytime I have rang them, they sent an ambulance...bluelighted most of the time too |
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19-12-2014, 01:33 AM | #14 | ||
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if they want the nhs under less rpessure maybe they should stop promoting booze, drugs and fags and flogging it so cheap in supermarkets oh and stop putting raidcal liberals like russelll brand on the telly trying to destroy all anti drug taking laws....yeah you help the 1 million addicts brand at the expense of the 60 million silent majority. 90% of everyone ive ever seen in emergency ward in the uk is either drunk or on drugs or both
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19-12-2014, 06:04 AM | #15 | |||
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Anyone who knowingly pulls a stunt like this should be charged with wasting ES time and invoiced for the cost and time of this Unnecessary ambulance journey. .
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19-12-2014, 06:18 AM | #16 | |||
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19-12-2014, 06:41 AM | #17 | ||
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The only exception would be in situations like Joey described, when someone deteriorates further and obviously needs emergency treatment. But again that's a different situation really - if you called your GP and made an appointment for the next day no problem, or even one for later the same day, but then there was a big deterioration you would still call an ambulance because the situation has changed... You're not calling for the same reason that you made the GP appointment. Like, you might call for a GP appointment because you've been feeling a bit out of breath and light headed. If later on you start having chest pains too, then obviously you forget the GP and get to hospital. |
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19-12-2014, 07:35 AM | #18 | |||
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No I wouldn't ring for an ambulance if I couldn't get a GP appointment, if you need a docs appointment then it's not an emergency.
I would phone NHS 24. |
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19-12-2014, 07:51 AM | #19 | |||
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19-12-2014, 01:06 PM | #20 | |||
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When I call my doc, there's a recorded message before you get through to a receptionist that says if your call is urgent, such as severe chest pains or if the patient is unconscious, hang up and dial 999. I like to think people would have sense enough to know what constitutes an emergency and what doesn't, but sadly some don't.
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19-12-2014, 05:10 PM | #21 | |||
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The NHS is under enough strain with budget cuts as it is, we don't need people using up resources.
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19-12-2014, 05:22 PM | #22 | ||
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19-12-2014, 05:26 PM | #23 | |||
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19-12-2014, 05:35 PM | #24 | ||
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19-12-2014, 06:10 PM | #25 | ||
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Whenever i've rang that NHS number they just say "I recomend you go see your doctor in the morning" or "Go to A and E".Pretty useless really since you already know this but can't always get in the docs because they're too busy.I don't think there are any late night docs around anymore.There used to be.But certainly not near us now.
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