^^ Stockholm Syndrome

No way was the food good...!

Must say all of our many interactions with A&E and urgent care (Bath region) have been really good. We hit bottle necks waiting for consultation referrals etc but rarely have to wait for more than a few hours from a walk in.

Posted By: CWC on April 17th 2023 at 15:14:43

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Had the misfortune to spend some time at a London A&E last night (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 17, 08:52:59
- Not much better in the US unfortunatley (General Chat) - Kev, Apr 17, 15:57:58
  - did you have to pay for the privilege? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 17, 19:26:53
    - I've read yanks say an ambulance trip to hospital is 3k. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 17, 19:41:08
      - They should get an Uber (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 17, 20:05:14
- I've Just Spent.... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Apr 17, 13:01:43
  - ^^ Stockholm Syndrome (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 17, 15:14:43
  - Best wishes. 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 17, 13:07:15
    - Thankyou... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Apr 17, 16:09:37
      - Too right,and yes the staff up there are superb👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 17, 16:27:48
      - Yup, all the best in your recovery MP. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Apr 17, 16:12:18
- Throwing more money at the problems isn't the answer. (General Chat) - DiscoDale, Apr 17, 12:46:19
  - While I take your point, the way to address the front line shortage will ultimately (General Chat) - megson, Apr 17, 13:42:29
  - A lot of sense in that I think (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 17, 13:38:58
    - it's still one of the most cost-effective service delivery models (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 17, 15:08:29
  - totally agree ... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 17, 12:53:14
- Hope you're ok bor. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Apr 17, 10:04:28
  - Thank you - not too bad! (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 17, 10:16:26
- this not a comment on your particular situation .... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 17, 09:12:56
  - Yes and yes for me (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 17, 09:16:39
  - A lot of people are there because the algorithm on 111 tells them to go (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 17, 09:15:39
    - that is my point (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 17, 09:20:59
      - Clearly need an NHS Premium Service (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 17, 09:29:46
        
        Mmm not what i had in mind (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 17, 09:40:45
        
        Just give it to people who are good at maths imo (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 17, 09:34:59
        
        Fine, free subscriptions for Maths teachers and those who study it to 18 (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 17, 09:36:51
        
        And those who didn’t have to take a test (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 17, 09:43:33
- How long did you have to wait? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 17, 09:08:57
  - 5 hours ... (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 17, 09:20:23
    - Which was pretty good apparently... (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 17, 09:21:01
      - Waiting time on the screen was around 10 hours (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 17, 09:25:06
        
        Either dead or better after that long (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 17, 09:38:30
- Said the same about a Yorkshire A/E department couple of weeks ago (General Chat) - DiscoDale, Apr 17, 09:06:50
  - I had the delight of a few hours on a Friday night at BRI (General Chat) - camcan, Apr 17, 09:58:40

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