why didnt they just drive her?

[NormaSmuff]

www.shorehamherald.co.uk/news/health/gran-waits-an-hour-for-ambulance-with-broken-wrist-1-7987356

I cant believe this story. Unless they are missing the part where her relatives have perhaps been drinking. Otherwise the scandal is absolutely on them.
Do you really need an ambulance for a broken wrist?

I can't believe some of these responses.

• I don't care how many fit 74 year olds you know. This woman has a care alarm. You do not have one of those unless you are vulnerable. She obviously has other health/disability issues.
• If someone frail or with many health issues has a fall, you are told to ring for an ambulance. If this had been my mum I would have been very worried that she had broken her hip
• You can see from her very badly bruised face that this was a fall. Very different to a healthy person breaking their wrist when no they should not call an ambulance.

brasty

yes. It's far easier to slag people off without trying to understand though

This woman has a care alarm. You do not have one of those unless you are vulnerable. She obviously has other health/disability issues

So does my Mum brasty. She chooses not to use it.

yes. It's far easier to slag people off without trying to understand though

But some of us DO understand, they just don't agree an ambulance was needed. The two things aren't mutually exclusive.

Wow, people have really low expectations of the health services in the UK, huh? An old lady has bashed her head on the floor and people think that calling an ambulance is entitled? I know the system is falling apart, but it is a sad world where people are basically afraid to ask for help when they need it.

ravenmum I totally agree.

Services have been cut to an extent that basic services, like an ambulance attending a vulnerable pensioner with multiple injuries, are seen as excessive.

It's not the fault of sick people that the NHS is at its fucking knees, it's the fault of the government!

People ravenmum? Only one person thought it was entitled.

Services have been cut to an extent that basic services, like an ambulance attending a vulnerable pensioner with multiple injuries, are seen as excessive.

Even without the budget problems she'd have still have been prioritised like this.

I agree too raven

There was a thread not so long somewhere a woman was given a lasting for an ultrasound being cancelled last minute and wabting to yake her chances turning up on originak day.with less than 24 hours notice with a bank holiday weekend meaning neither party could rearrange work/sitters etc and she was supposed to he grateful for being mucked about as even the basic care is somehow a privilage.and she was crufied for daring to be looking forward to it.

People were even defending the fact that letters altering appointments had not been received til days after new appointment had been scheduled and obviously missed as they knew nothing about it.

It seems we have very low standards these days. You can criticise the system without meaning every nhs worker is at fault and insulting them.

It seems we have very low standards these days. You can criticise the system without meaning every nhs worker is at fault and insulting them.

Not here you can't Giles I once got flamed for pointing out that not everything the NHS gets wrong/struggles with is down to budget cuts.

Even without the budget problems she'd have still have been prioritised like this.

Well yes, probably, but I imagine people would be a bit less critical about the use of resources.

How dare you away

I've received some fab care
Also received some shitty care I will not be greatful for.

Mackeral

I agree

That's what some of us are arguing - that's it's not necessary to say that this woman didn't need an ambulance

We simply do not know that

AwaywiththePixies27 Only one person used the word "entitled" but this whole thread is about how calling an ambulance is apparently unnecessary and OTT, and lots of people clearly agree. I live in a place where it would be considered weird NOT to call the ambulance in this situation.

NotYoda No we do not know. But the woman has a care line which indicates that this woman was not a fit and healthy 74 year old.

It must have been because they needed another "sad face photo".
Apologies to the Gran but I opened the link, had a look at the classical tragic picture from yet another local newspaper and I started to giggle. They probably do it so they can keep their newspaper afloat. Nothing sells better than a sad story of a local who found himself/herself in dire straits.

Same here Giles had some fabulous care but also some shitty ones!

Apparently I should be grateful to the nurse that left me struggling all day winding in her being late off shift when she had to call critical care down for me the same night, just because I was getting it for free!

brasty

I am agreeing with you!

Naughty you away

Waiting an hour? For a non serious injury? Total non story.

The lady seems to have been able to communicate well with family and probably able to say how she felt 're a broken hip etc. Son could have taken Mum to hospital. Otherwise an hour for non life threatening injury isn't bad, some folk just think an ambulance should appear instantly no matter what the injury.

I expect they didn't know what was wrong with her. I expect she lay there, in pain and scared and they were frightened to move her incase they did the wrong thing. Incase they made her injuries worse. It's harder when people are older.
Shame on any of you for judging them. Why would you even need to post this article asking why they didn't just drive her? Bit mean of you and a little stupid too.

Bit ridiculous really, on Wednesday morning my partner was carrying our son down the stairs and he slipped taking them both down our steep stairs, my partner must of landed his weight onto our toddlers foot. He was crying badly and we iced it but it was swelling up quickly, poor little man (26months) was still crying but we bundled him in the car seat :( and took him straight to a&e and he was being X-rayed within the hour. Unfortunately he broke a bone on the top of his foot meaning he's in a cast toes to knee and barely able to move around. It was extremely upsetting to see my baby like this but I was still able to drive and not waste an ambulance and time getting him seen to! If you are unhappy about the wait time, drive yourself as they managed to move her in the first place.