What happens when royals end up in NHS hospitals I wonder?

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I saw that Princess Anne has ended up in a Bristol hospital. Just idly wondering how that works, would she be given the best room, have police on the door etc?

What would happen about the protocols of greeting a royal, obviously an unplanned occasion so the staff wouldn't know, would they just say "come this way please Anne".

Anyone been involved in anything like this before?

What nonsense! Where has there been any suggestion of 'an entire ward' being cleared for her?

I bet she wasn’t left sitting in a chair for 11 hours with no care at all like DH was when he was knocked unconscious!

Prince Edward’s daughter was born in a NHS hospital as it was an emergency Mum was in one hospital daughter in another one. I will always remember how Sophie just threw her arms around one of the nurses when she left. So unusual for royals then. They opted for their son to be born in the same hospital.

Yes it was a joke (about them letting him in to see her) not the flowers FFS.

Depends on what the scan results were.

My dad slipped on ice, hit his head and was knocked out. Was also taken to Southmead, was already in a cubicle being attended to my the time I got there, and was admitted overnight following his scan results as a precaution. He had his own en suite room (as many PP have said this is mostly standard at Southmead).

Really? He wasn't triaged, obs taken and eye dilation checked etc? Did he not check that they'd signed him in properly after the first hour or so?

They put VIPs in private rooms for security reasons - they are a terrorist threat

Oh the maternity bit hasn’t been updated and is still in the same bunker I believe ☹️

With a bit of luck she will recover and donate something to the hospital as a thank you.

I'm having an operation next week.
It's on the nhs but being done by the consultant at a local private hospital. I had a choice of 3 hospitals when I logged in and chose this as it was closest to home with the shortest waiting list.

It's like a different world - well, my experience so far.

In the late 90s I was working at Newham A&E and Eastenders actor Steve McFadden was admitted. So not royal. He'd hurt himself doing a stunt. Anyway, he got a side room but the nurse in charge said it was to stop people gawping. He was triaged and treated the same as everyone else.

St Thomas' is right opposite Parliament on the other bank of the river. It has a well-used protocol for "VIP" patients from the HoC or HoL. They are fast-tracked through A&E and typically kept in private rooms. It's where Boris was taken when he had covid.

I can see them getting a side room. Normal people would hang have to worry about people photographing them or ear wiggling but if I had a royal in the bed next to me I couldn't help but be a bit interested. Other than that they shouldn't get any special treatment.
I'm certain that none of the people I know who are doctors would give special treatment. Not to be arsey but just because that's not how they work.

No, nothing. Well he had his blood pressure taken after about 6 hours or so and it was low but the HCA said she thought the machine was broken and never returned with another 🤯. We didn’t check as we don’t really know what should have happened to be honest.

Not just royalty though. Special attention is given to politicians and even "Slebs" such as pop stars, sports personalities, etc. They don't have to wait 24 hours on a hard chair in A&E either and often have police or security guards protecting them.

They will be dancing round her tugging their forelocks, ensuring she has the best of everything immediately.
Unlike the other poor buggers who are unfortunate enough to be in hospital.

I would love Sue Townsend's take on this. Used to love The Queen and I.

Hang on though, surely everyone is entitled to privacy and dignity whoever they are?

My elderly sister had to manage symptoms of a twisted bowel in a hospital corridor and dignified it was not.

It took them much longer to diagnose it as a result too.

Treatment decisions should be made on the basis of medical need, not birthright.

Absolutely should not have happened, and we should all be screaming this from the rooftops, especially ATM with an election and new incoming government.

But, I doubt your sister was at risk of her indignity being immortalised on the front of the daily mail website.