Just two minutes after my GP surgery opens, I am already caller number 28 in the queue to speak to a receptionist - who will tell me the next appointment will be a month away. The gateway to healthcare here is shut
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @Peston
The same all over the country. The reason A&E are so busy. Also might have something to do with immigration. Or maybe an ageing population which is the usual lame excuse.
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Having worked in several A&Es I can say it is not lame. Most immigrants being younger do not need admission. Two issues with immigrants that are real: 1. More likely not to see GP first. 2. IF their English is poor, takes longer to assess. Age by far the biggest driver of demand.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @Peston
I spent 11 hrs in A&E with badly fractured wrist whilst the local Roma were there in great numbers using it as a GP's surgery. Also full of drunks and drug takers. It is society that is broken pls don't blame it on the elderly. I looked after my frail mum until she died aged 99
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This is not blaming.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @Peston
Sorry I misinterpreted your comment but feel vulnerable as do many people over 60 given the comments by the likes of Polly Toynbee and the Remainers in general who seem to be waiting for us all to die. The larger the population the age will be the main driver - frightening.
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They are awful people. Of course in areas of high migration A&E gets hit by the working age but usually these are minor injuries. Those without links to the solidarity of a service will have a low threshold to abuse it.
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