How The Hell..........

[MissTerious2]

Are you supposed to ķnow if you might die

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/health-63991278

[Xeronema]

Yeah, they should have probably worded that one better. I think it would have been better to say, "Don't contact 999/112 if you have a broken leg." - or something along those lines.

[MissTerious2]

If I needed an ambulance now I might well say *ì think ìm dying*

I admit I find this all very frightening!!

[pastafreak]

Oh...For Funks Sake.
Words fail me *rolls eyes*

[Old_Geezer]

I think we all know, deep down, that we're going to die.

Should we all phone 999 then ?

[nicebloke1]

Stay at home, and protect the NHS?

[youngmafbog]

Just use you common sense.

together with self responsibility is sadly lacking these days.

[MissTerious2]

Some people have no common sense. It was said on the news last night its best to ask a neighbour or friend to take you in.

I am lucky I have a husband.

Where I live I have 2 neighbours out at work and no friends I would ask who are near. And 30 miles to the nearest hospital.

Loads of people are in a similar situation and are alone. It's up to medics to assess you state of health. How on earth can a patient expect to know if there problem is life threatening!

[MissTerious2]

Funnily enough an ambulance has just rushed by.

And fortunately........


https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23204570.will-ambulance-strikes-affect-services-norfolk/

[Spungle]

I called 999 last week as my neighbour had collapsed after an overdose. After ringing for over 4 minutes, I was told there was a 12-hour wait. We bundled her in the back of the car and got her to A and E, only to find four ambulances parked up outside! Something has gone very badly wrong here.....!

[ToraToraTora]

I've decided to go down the pub and not move at all, it's the safest way.

[bhg481]

Just don't fall over on the way back!

[MissTerious2]

I'm being quite honest when I say if I worked in the public sector where people could suffer and die if they didn't get help, I wouldn't consider striking for whatever reason. I couldn't live with myself if I did.

[Canary42]

All going exactly as planned and fomented by the Tory Government to discredit the Unions (it's Thatcher all over again).

They are quite happy for us to stand on our doorsteps and clap, but that's all, no monetary renumeration allowed, that money's needed for Tory Toffs and their cronies.

[bobbinwales]

It's not the government's whose chose to strike....the goverment isnt the employer for train drivers, post workers.... even for nurses and ambalance drivers is there nhs managers paid to decide on Recruitment and salarys

[bobbinwales]

No remuneratoon canary....yes there's no payment of the 19% nurses is asking for but there prepared to honor the 4.3% recommended by the independent pay bodythats supposed to stop all this negotiation and striking malarky

[bobbinwales]

Didn't Scotland nurses settle for around7 or 8%. There must be some scope for that if unions drop the 19% and goverment ask's the paybody to look again.

[lankeela]

Miss T I am in full agreement, I work as a carer in a supported living setting and there is no way I would go on strike and leave my vulnerable clients without care.

As for being in Norfolk, at one of our dog shows a few months ago we had to call an ambulance twice on the same day for two different incidents (we are not allowed to administer first aid even) and the first time we were quoted a wait of up to fourteen hours - and the second time we were not even given a timeframe as they could not guarantee attendance! Fortunately friends/relatives managed to get both casualties to the A & E department at Kings Lynn.

[MissTerious2]

Lankeela the ambulance service is dire in Norfolk. But least they're not striking. I have had two very bad experiences this year and two very long waits. If it hadn't been for my doctor and his call to the NNH then I wouldn't be writing this. It was my husband who had to rush me direct to the critical care unit in the early hours of the morning.

[MissTerious2]

I had sepsis I was dying but we didn't know! Which was the point of my op.

[Snackrite]

Somebody mentioned independent pay review bodies. Did you know who appoints and sits on them?
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/pay-review-bodies
Why did the government override the relevant bodies on four separate occasions this year?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/rishi-sunak-cant-keep-blaming-the-strikers/2022/12/16/0349deb6-7d07-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html