How accurate is the assertion that 80% of statistics are made upOriginally Posted by NYCBlue
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How accurate is the assertion that 80% of statistics are made up
You wake up in the morning your child is sick, you ring your GP they have an appointment in 2 weeks time, they do not do walk in appointments, you go to the pharmacy and they suggest that they cannot give you something without a doctors appointment.
This is a very real situation for many, if you go to A&E you will see someone eventually, you will get that help.
Its a waste its something i have never done, but i can understand why t happens.
You either A) Need to get up to the GP and stand in the queue before it opens to get an emergency apointment or B) If its a child involved then take them to prime care.
Cant speak on behalf of any other hospital, but in Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr the prime care weve received for our children when theyve been poorly has been excellent.
Virtually all GP surgeries will fit children in, treating it as "emergency" appointment. If yours doesn't, then might be worth looking to change GP.
Was at A&E with my mum, who had suffered a heart incident. One parent had taken their child there due to having a splinter. Another patient was complaining their knee was sore but managed to run outside for a ciggy.
Wife once had a medical emergency. the ambulance guys were fantastic. She was left screaming in pain as the male triage nure was busying looking at a girls sprained ankle instead. Ambulance guys sorted everything out, got nurses involved. As we were moved, triage guy said he'd sorted out everything for us. Ambulance guys response was "stfu before I punch you, this is yet another **** up you've made"...
I love ambulance guys.
I can draw on an experience I had a while back in my dentist.
A lady of what looked to be N African descent walked in demanding to see a dentist. It became clear that she could not comprehend what the receptionist was saying to to her, that you cannot just walk in unannounced and that you needed tob e registered and an appointment made.
The conversation went on a bit and the receptionist was getting pretty irate, as were others in the waiting area.
I got to thinking that perhaps it isn't as obvious as some might think. After all, isn't it all free over here?
Perhaps she was second generation and not educated in such matters. Perhaps this is the way her parents have always went on.
Of course, the lady could have been just "trying it on".
There are always people who believe they are THE single most important person.
My guess is that the sign posted by the OP has been produced just so staff can point to it before moving on to the proper emergencies.
(I can't read it very well but it give a number for translation?)
We are a very tolerant society, my guess is that the lady in question eventually got seen by somebody.
Dont now why the OP is so surprised. You see these guideline posters all around the place.
Weve even got a health and safety poster in the toilets in work giving a step by step guide on how to wash and moisturise your hands.
Why do hospital staff insist on using a hand gel that only kills 99.999% of germs when Toilet Duck kills 100%. This cavalier attitude to public safety is just not on.
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