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WillowTheWhisp · 05-01-2005, 16:21

What about doctor at hospital refusing to treat woman because she arrived by ambulance? That one beggars belief.

On a local level we've got doctor's surgery where you can't make advanced appointments and have to try on the day. So you ring up at 8:30 when they open and the phone is engaged, so you hang up and ring again repeatedly until you get finally through only to be told that all appointments for that day are now taken and you should try again tomorrow.

I've seen elderly people go down to the surgery thinking they can book an appointment that way only to be told they have to ring up the next morning and when they explain they have tried, little is done to help and they simply walk away frustrated. How many people go untreated and continue suffering?

05-01-2005, 16:21	#3
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Whats happening to the N.H.S. What about doctor at hospital refusing to treat woman because she arrived by ambulance? That one beggars belief. On a local level we've got doctor's surgery where you can't make advanced appointments and have to try on the day. So you ring up at 8:30 when they open and the phone is engaged, so you hang up and ring again repeatedly until you get finally through only to be told that all appointments for that day are now taken and you should try again tomorrow. I've seen elderly people go down to the surgery thinking they can book an appointment that way only to be told they have to ring up the next morning and when they explain they have tried, little is done to help and they simply walk away frustrated. How many people go untreated and continue suffering? __________________