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

[PrincessHoneysuckle]

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.

Unprofessional behaviour in the NHS. Imagine my shock.

Just make a formal complaint if you think something is wrong.

If you were blue lighted in and she'd just had a bit of a trip she WBU.

But yep. Bit of discretion wouldn't have hurt.

With all the advance in Artificial Intelligence all around, it's less and less impossible that robotic environment will become the norm, and people will get their way and have "fairness" and rules will be very strictly applied.

I honestly do not think this is a progress in any way and a world I really want to live in.

Did you know her medical history? Pathetic!

Yet it's OK for patients waiting in an accident and emergency situation to be kept waiting longer whilst you're prioritised for a non emergency?

Yanbu I spend a lot of time in a&e and it does happen and its annoying

i can understand both sides

Absolutely happens. My sister is a nurse. When my mum was poorly we'd make sure she went to the hospital that was in the same trust. If she wasn't, sister made sure to wear her uniform or lanyard. Always got seen first but never got a better or even basic standard of care if that helps at unless sister was stood there, then magically doctors and long overdue medication would appear. Its definitely a thing and she also used the phrase "it's the only perk of the job".

They may have a bad underlying condition and so unfortunately know the staff/have someone sent to collect them. Have been unfortunate enough to be in this situation.

@PumpkiPie how is a needlestick injury something to be dealt with in a GP appointment?! (It's not)

Other option is she may have been a carer. My Mum was ill in a&e and a consultant walked past and recognised her as my step father’s carer, he was immediately concerned as to who was looking after him and, discovering step father was on his own, had her triaged and sorted as a priority.

Who are you to judge it is a non-emergency? As healthcare professional we at least know when it is the right time to attend to a&e.
i am in a very niche specialty and there are very few trained staff like us. So for me to take a day off, the consequences are catastrophic. we are talking about leaving ITU patients undiagnosed and untreated or NICU babies in seizure untreated! that kind of scenario.
I am a human too, i also get ill so for me to just jump the queue before those who are not triaged as majors is really not the end of the world

I have COPD which has "flare ups"which are pretty nasty, you start struggling to breathe and inhalers do not help. I get myself to A&E then for a nebuliser treatment which gives immediate relief.You get instant treatment for this, but then you have to wait for chest X ray and to see the doctor, which can take hours.
I have had dirty looks from other patients waiting when I am taken straight in for nebuliser, but when I emerge afterwards and take a seat back in the waiting area then their attitude to me changes, I am just one of the many again.
The only time I did demand to be seen quickly after the usual nebuliser treatment was when my suspicions about my other symptoms proved o be correct.I suddenly developed , while waiting, a very rapid heart beat and right sided chest pain with a return of shortness of breath. I am a retired nurse and knew very well that something else very dangerous was happening.A security man actually helped me get up and go to reception again, I demanded to see a doctor urgently and as it turned out I was discovered to have a large clot of blood in my right lung.I was given immediate life saving treatment was kept in for four days and am now on blood thinners for the rest of my life.
If I had had no medical knowledge I mightn't be here now.This condition killed my sister a few years ago, she dropped dead in her house.
It is now, sadly up to patients and their relatives to force themselves to be seen
This nurse referred to by OP should have been more discreet.We do not know the patient's full details but in the present climate tempers among others waiting can be very much tested.

People are nieve if they think this doesn't happen my aunt was a nurse when her mother came in she was bumped ahead into a cubicle my aunt took her care over after her shift finished took her to xray got her food from the staffroom ran tests her Dr friends saw her ASAP too it happens

My dc has recurrent health issues, we call the children's ward and they get a room ready but they still have to book in through a&e, so when we come in, they say (In the hearing of the packed waiting room) 'oh hello Toby, you're getting seen next'. And it'll look like jumping the queue, but it's not, it's his pathway due to chronic health conditions.
I'd quite like not to be so well known.

Yes, this certainly does happen and it’s wrong. I’ve even known it with the children’s a and e with a friend of mine knowing the nurse.

How do you know that she doesn’t have a chronic condition that means that any injury due to the fall could lead to a far more serious complication?

DS2 used to work in A&E as a nurse. Last year he fell and hurt his foot, he thought it was sprained but a few days later it was still sore so he showed it to an A&E doctor when they were out for drinks. He was told to go down the next day for an X-ray then see him for the results. He didn’t even go in the waiting room, because he didn’t have time due to going between patients. It turned out it was broken, so he was given a boot and went back to work.

When he was at school he had an accident, where he dislocated and fractured his shoulder. We were in the A&E waiting and DH was in his RAF uniform when the doctor came through to call us in, who, also, happened to be in the RAF so addressed DH by his rank saying bring your son through. It looked like he knew us and we’d jumped the queue but we absolutely hadn’t. His need was quite urgent.

You can’t judge in A&E so it’s best not to ime

You really believe that after people coming on and agreeing that nepotism happens

My SIL (of 30yrs so I do know her ins and outs) had a knee replacement at 42 and very quickly because she works in the hospital. It wasn’t that bad!
She’s always off sick (had covid before anyone else in the uk, had it 8 times, had long Covid for 3 weeks and sheltered during every lockdown due to asthma (she’s never had asthma, never had an asthma attack, never had an inhaler)
Always on full pay.
Her dad couldn’t even walk and needed a wheelchair within the home as he couldn’t get a knee replacement for years as it “wasn’t that bad” according to the hospital.

The Dr saw everyone.Its triage then dr

Exactly

why is it wrong?

If your brother was working in A&E, and seeing your own child first, would you think it's wrong? Within reason, I wouldn't imagine someone would abandon a child with head injury from a car crash to see a relative with a twisted finger first...

I've explained above that I heard her say the nature of the injury.