
From BBC wales today:
Patients have been asked to stay away from A&E departments and hold off from calling an ambulance unless they have a life-threatening emergency. The Welsh Ambulance Service said Christmas and New Year is its busiest time, and asked people to know their limits while drinking alcohol on New Year’s Eve to avoid extra demand.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50949501
This follows the recent case of a patient in Wales who died on a frozen pavement waiting for an ambulance:
Deadly NHS Wales Ambulance delays not a sign of pressure ‘across the UK’
There has been no comparable call from NHS Scotland or from the Scottish Ambulance Service.
From BBC Scotland in November 2019
The NHS in Scotland is to receive £10m to help cope with the “particular pressures” of winter, the health secretary has announced. Jeane Freeman said the money would go to health boards and the ambulance service to ensure they were “well prepared” for the coming months. It comes as Labour’s Richard Leonard accused Scottish ministers of “failing to plan for the future of the NHS”.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-50281603
What about England? Well I’m guessing people don’t need to be told to stay away as the awful waiting time performance is well-known. See:
One English Hospital, in Cornwall, has urged patients to stay away:
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/people-asked-stay-away-derriford-3687398
Cornwall has 10 MPs, all Conservatives.
Labour run health service in Wales is a joke , SHS outperforms it by far , Lennie boy is reminded of this everytime he talks down the SHS by the First Minister . Why he keeps coming back for more kickings is beyond belief! .
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