A&E Crisis - worst waiting time for a decade

[Chippiewill]

That graph looks a little off:

[-:Undertaker:-]

A centralised 1950s system of healthcare in the 21st century to me seems completely absurd. As it happens though, anyone who dares suggests any savings or reforms to the NHS is crucified and thus we don't actually get any debate on it as it is a sacred cow. But reality will hit one day, that there are better ways.

In the current climate (and of the past 50 years) I expect the response to any NHS-related problem will be to throw even more money at it.

[Kyle]

Our hospitalis also in major incident and if you guys think 80-90% is bad then consider 60! A&e has always been one of the least efficient areas of any hospital in my experience and I have broken a lot of bones! There needs to be more public information available for people to reassure them that their ailments aren't emergencies and that they shouldn't be there wasting to time and space of those that actually need treatment.

@-:Undertaker:-; other than 'throwing money at it' what would your suggestion to remedy the problem be?


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[Jssy]

That's definitely bad, just checked mine and they are meeting targets of seeing 95% of patients within 3 hours

[-:Undertaker:-]

@-:Undertaker:-; other than 'throwing money at it' what would your suggestion to remedy the problem be?

Decentralise the NHS massively, look at contracting out (partly done already) as well as introducing an opt out for taxpayers if they wish to opt out of state healthcare and instead go for private, thus relieving an enormous strain on the health service. Cuts in senior levels of the NHS budget can also be made.

Infact, I bet if you simply froze the NHS budget you could improve purely out of the wasteful spending in it. The problem is getting the state to spend wisely.

[Catchy]

A&E is of course going to be busy though? Staff obviously have to prioritise and someone who needs investigations for lets say a blood clot is obviously going to take priority over somebody with a broken toe.

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90.9%
patients seen in four hours

[Empired]

75.2% of people are being seen in under 4 hours in my local hospital (Addenbrooke's). Apparently we're the worst in the country We've had a terrible bed blocking problem for months now and I've already heard that one area of A&E was being used as a ward because we have no beds.

[AgnesIO]

yay 9th lowest major hospital in the country. Top work. My Uni one isn't much better...