What counts as an emergency for A&E?

[Robinbuildsbears]

A few months ago I went to a&e with HG, being dehydrated having not been able to keep water down for 3 days. I had called 111 and based on my symptoms was told to visit a&e. They were lovely and gave me IV fluids and antisickness, as well as a prescription for antisickness tablets.

I mentioned this a few days ago when I went into hospital again, and the nurse made it very clear that that wasn't an emergency, and that I should have gone through my GP instead of coming to the hospital. She seemed to think that all GPs do same day appointments if you call at the right time. I told her that wasn't the case with mine, but she still insisted that I should have gone through my GP. I'm not sure how seeing a GP would have helped me rehydrate.

Does 3 days worth of dehydration count as something to visit a&e for? Or should I have attempted to see my GP (eventually) about it?

Ignore the nurse, it was important to be seen asap

I've had two admissions to A&E recently. The ffirst was because of tingling an me right foot and had, together with losing balance. Rang 111, referred to OOH doctor. Told to get a taxi in, not possible till next day. IV, bloodpressure pills.
Week later, fell in the night, couldn't get up, friend couldn't get me up. Following advice from previously with his mother, called the ambulance, lots of tests, into A&E, more pills. No-one complained. Mind you, the followup check fromtheGP hasn't materialised.

The nurse shouldn't have made those comments; she didn't see you on that day.

In many areas the GP could refer direct to the gynae assessment unit

Absolutely A&E OP. You did the right thing here.

My doctor's surgery won't do anything useful like they used to any more, like rehydration/dress burns/deal with minor wounds/strap up sprains etc. which are all basic things that can be dealt with by the practice nurse and 111 is beyond useless (I will never use 111 again) so in my neck if the woods it's minor injuries or A&E for most things outside routine blood tests!

I went to A&E with severe diarrhoea on the face of not serious but it had been going on for 3 weeks, first GP told me it was a reaction to anti biotics then I was told it was a virus, my husband came home from work and found me semi conscious so we went to A&E we were thrown out by the Triage Nurse without even seeing a doctor, luckily I was able to get a GP appointment the next day and was sent straight back to A&E turns out I had SEPSIS I could have died

Sadly, 111 don't always tell you to go to A&E. They told me on Christmas Eve to see my GP after the holiday. I was so unwell that I went to A&E anyway, spent a night there on morphine, had emergency surgery on Christmas morning and more emergency surgery on New Year's Eve!

I agree they would but they send you in not via a&e in a lot of areas. Dd has frequently been sent straight to hospital from the gp and goes straight to a medical assessment ward and will get IVs, etc.

but I appreciate if you can’t get a same day gp appt and are ill that doesn’t help.

I'd say a severely dehydrated and fatigued pregnant woman is an emergency. There's a risk to the baby and to the mother... who cares what she said you did your best for you and baby in the moment.