I have been hearing / reading about this for a long time. Having read this thread and others on here, I wanted to ask how we can highlight this issue so that the media pay attention. I have read a couple of articles but why isn’t it more of a scandal, and why does no journalist seem to be asking the question during the Downing Street conferences?
It seems that in a bid to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed, many people are not taken in to hospital with corona symptoms until it is too late / if at all, leading to home and hospital deaths which might have been avoided. And while I am sure some people are taken in earlier, I have heard and read about countless examples of this not happening.
In fact it seems that hospitals are not overwhelmed (a fact that Downing Street repeats every day as a marker of success), so why is the 111 apparent policy of advising people to stay at home until they are practically unconscious (with blue lips and a lolling head one poster said) in place?
It seems best to bypass 111 completely and to call 999 instead - but even then I have heard of paramedics coming out only to not admit people who are really suffering and frightened . It’s frightening.
Are the lower death rates in places like Germany in part due to earlier hospital admittance?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.
Covid
Late or no admittance to hospital in order to keep the NHS from being overwhelmed
63 replies
Sosadandempty · 21/04/2020 08:10
OP posts:
DDIJ ·
21/04/2020 08:39
This reply has been withdrawn
Message from MNHQ: This post has been withdrawn
Don’t want to miss threads like this?
Weekly
Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!
Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
You've subscribed!
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.