Bringing your whole fucking family to A&E

[changedlife]

Waiting to be seen at A&E. sent here by GP because DH has had an adverse blood result that needs to be dealt with.

A&E packed as usual. To be expected. However one family is here with one woman. There are 5 grown adults with the patient who is in her 30s... I don't know her issue but laughing a joking with the family. Just to add to the joy their phones go off constantly whereupon they give a blow by blow run down of her current medical state (she's hurt her foot it seems - from the latest phone update. )

DH is disabled. There is nowhere to sit In A&E. Foot-family are settled in and have actually just had a KFC delivery. I swear it's like an evening out for them.

DH can't stand. So have sent him back to wait in the car - which as he has a blue badge - is quite close. I'll call him when his turn comes. As I can stand.. However .. AIBU to think you don't need FIVE adults accompanying you to A&E. ? Especially with some really poorly older people have had to resort to sitting on the floor ? (And no one has volunteered their seat for them. )

Scotland?

YANBU. This is standard stuff for an AE waiting room. They should be kicked out & there is normally a policy of numbers of people. It is very hard to enforce though & people get very aggressive. It's a nightmare as a nurse- you can't get to your patient for the 5 people sitting round the bed.
It's a night out for chavs- either that or B & M.

Hope she sued the arse off him.

They shouldn't be allowed in there in the first place, there should be a limit of 1 or 2 people at the most with a patient and they should have to vacate chairs for other patients. If they claim that they need to sit down then they can go and sit down at home.