A&E person getting seen sooner because they knew one of the nurses

PrincessHoneysuckle · 2023-09-22T18:27:29+00:00

Aibu to say we'd probably all take advantage of this scenario but for christ sake have some discretion. In a&e today for several hours a woman came in an hour or so after me. After a short while one of the A&e nurses came up to her "hi sue aah didn't know you were in here" don't worry I'll ask the Dr to see you next. Everyone in waiting room was like wtaf.

Judashascomeintosomemoney · 22/09/2023 19:28

You have absolutely no idea what she had been triaged with.

Pigsears · 22/09/2023 19:30

I suppose some with chronic conditions do get to know staff. I'm so lucky I'm not in that position.

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PrincessHoneysuckle · 22/09/2023 19:31

No chronic condition I heard her say she'd fell and hurt her foot

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Pigsears · 22/09/2023 19:31

Did you read her notes?

Dacadactyl · 22/09/2023 19:33

Lol...for a start you have no idea whether she was in there havign been triaged as worse off than you.

And secondly, for all you know she could've been a nurse who'd turned up to A&E with an issue prior to starting her shift.

This happened to my relative the other day...she was seen in A&E as a patient before heading to do a 12 hour shift. And that would be the 3rd time that has happened where my relative has gone to A&E with an issue prior to starting work elsewhere in the hospital.

Somanycats · 22/09/2023 19:34

Yes people with chronic conditions do go to a&e where they are managed sometimes. Friend has a digestive disorder, very rare and goes to a&e for a shot of something or other if it happens to her. The staff do know her by name. If she didn't she would fall into a coma soon enough.

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PrincessHoneysuckle · 22/09/2023 19:35

Dacadactyl · 22/09/2023 19:33

Lol...for a start you have no idea whether she was in there havign been triaged as worse off than you.

And secondly, for all you know she could've been a nurse who'd turned up to A&E with an issue prior to starting her shift.

This happened to my relative the other day...she was seen in A&E as a patient before heading to do a 12 hour shift. And that would be the 3rd time that has happened where my relative has gone to A&E with an issue prior to starting work elsewhere in the hospital.

Lol definitely not worse that me I'd been in an RTA this morning.
You can play devil's advocate all you want but it was obvious to all it was a nudge nudge wink wink situation.I guess your a nurse?

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YetMoreNewBeginnings · 22/09/2023 19:35

That sounds to me like they didn’t realise she was in that waiting room. That’s happened to me when I was sent back to the waiting room by X-ray when I should have been sent to a triaged waiting room.

That said nurses do that if they see my DD in the waiting area. They know her history and diagnosis so often get her moved in quickly as they know how quickly she can go downhill.

Dacadactyl · 22/09/2023 19:36

@PrincessHoneysuckle no I'm not a nurse. I wouldn't have the patience.

singl · 22/09/2023 19:37

Pause.

how do you know she isn’t a frequent A&E attendee and that’s how the staff knew her?

why are you assuming it’s nepotism?

MariePaperRoses · 22/09/2023 19:39

So why didn't you or anyone else shout out, "Hold on a minute! That's not fair! She came in after me!"

I can imagine one or two people not saying anything but given the fraught emotions in A&E I cannot believe that no one called it out.

OchonAgusOchonOh · 22/09/2023 19:39

It's about the only perk of working in a hospital.

Dd has a tendency to keel over. The first time she did it at work she was wheeled over to A&E, seen promptly and given the all clear to go back to work.

If she had had to queue for A&E her department would have been short-staffed, with consequent knock on effects in other departments in the hospital.

SocialLite · 22/09/2023 19:40

PrincessHoneysuckle · 22/09/2023 19:31

No chronic condition I heard her say she'd fell and hurt her foot

That might be the current injury but doesn't mean there isn't an underlying condition that makes it more serious

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PrincessHoneysuckle · 22/09/2023 19:41

singl · 22/09/2023 19:37

Pause.

how do you know she isn’t a frequent A&E attendee and that’s how the staff knew her?

why are you assuming it’s nepotism?

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Because she told the man next to her that she'd just fallen and hurt her foot

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AnnaMagnani · 22/09/2023 19:43

That will be literally the only perk she ever gets from her job.

From a work perspective, the sooner they get her back to work, the less time they are short staffed.

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PrincessHoneysuckle · 22/09/2023 19:44

I totally get it.Im sure most of us would be seen sooner if we could.
My aibu was I think they should have been more discreet.
It was definitely nepotism.
I didnt say anything because I was worried about being pushed back if complained about a member of staff.

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Wolfiefan · 22/09/2023 19:46

She may not have been telling the truth. She may be on blood thinners or have underlying conditions that mean a fall could be serious. (I am on blood thinners. If I hit my head I could die.)
She may have serious MH issues.
She could need referring onto another department or a specific doctor.
You have no idea what’s going on with others at A and E

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PrincessHoneysuckle · 22/09/2023 19:48

Wolfiefan · 22/09/2023 19:46

She may not have been telling the truth. She may be on blood thinners or have underlying conditions that mean a fall could be serious. (I am on blood thinners. If I hit my head I could die.)
She may have serious MH issues.
She could need referring onto another department or a specific doctor.
You have no idea what’s going on with others at A and E

Oh come on I was there long enough to know to situation.
It's clutching at straws saying what if what if

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Ozziedream · 22/09/2023 19:50

Of course staff jump the queue. My sister is a nurse and jumps the queue (though she did have acute appendicitis and had it whipped out the next day so she was pretty urgent! But she was literally seen in seconds after she walked in). Last time I was in a&e one of my dr mates afterwards said oh why didn’t you tell me I would have come down from my ward and bumped you along (up the queue).

I agree they should have been more discreet.

PumpkiPie · 22/09/2023 19:52

Isn't A&E for genuine accidents and emergencies though? ie: you don't go there for injuries where you can "get back to work asap" for? Surely, if the problem is non-urgent enough that you can rush back to work after, the GP is who you should be seeing as a non emergency?

TomWambsgansSwans · 22/09/2023 19:57

TBH we have a family friend who is a GP and she has been seen quicker than others as she now has a serious illness. She worked for 40 years as a highly respected doctor and then has volunteered at the local hospice for the last 10 so I kind of feel as though she deserves one of the very few perks the NHS has.

So what you saw was probably right.

Mamansparkles · 22/09/2023 19:58

She could theoretically have an underlying serious condition. But my friends who are nurses and doctors are very open about them and their families skipping the queue. It's not a secret that they do it and it's the most likely thing that happened here.
Agree OP, if you had all been waiting there for hours it was actively unkind to rub that in your faces.

Sellingbedtime · 22/09/2023 19:59

PrincessHoneysuckle · 22/09/2023 19:48

Oh come on I was there long enough to know to situation.
It's clutching at straws saying what if what if

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Blimey someone grab this woman a uniform she seems to know more about everyone else's conditions then the staff 🙄

Wolfiefan · 22/09/2023 20:03

Of course you weren’t in a position to know the medical history and exact nature of the injury. Ridiculous.

SophieinParis · 22/09/2023 20:09

This does happen. Trust me - if a friend walks in to a&e, I do know from personal experience that doctors will
bump them up the list occasionally.