To think people should be banned from taking someone with them to medical appointments unless they need assistance (and then just one person)

[CurdinHenry]

Sick of standing waiting for appointments while one girl sits on her arse with her five boon companions in the waiting room because people can't do anything by themselves.

What’s a boon companion?

Of course you should be alllowed to bring someone to a medical appointment.

Five is ridiculous but don't blame ordinary people bringing someone for support.

Maybe typo for bosom?

are people really bringing 5 extras to an appointment?

What’s a boon companion?

And I cannot say I have seen people in the dr surgery with 5 support people with them.

You’re not talking about medical appointments, you’re talking about waiting rooms. How can someone be stopped having someone accompany them from their home to the appointment?

its not common anyway, you’re exaggerating

1 person is fine, anymore than that is unnecessary

OP is OK with people bringing one person if they need assistance

Buffoon? Bit harsh 😂

Yep it’s insane sometimes a whole family 7-8 members here taking up all the seats, even in cancer apps I’ve had where they’ve failed to even give up chair to cancer patient. It’s madness

What’s wrong with the girl waiting for the appointment ‘sitting on her arse’ exactly?

Boon companion is a perfectly normal phrase albeit quite old fashioned

A boon companion is a close, jovial, and trusted friend, often one with whom you share good times or a fondness for socializing.

Just say "Excuse me, I am not feeling well, could I sit down please?". Even if you feel fine, who is going to question that in a medical setting?

It did happen at A&E in my time working for NHS.

There should be a limit of 1 person, unless it's a child and need to bring their siblings

Thank you! I enjoyed learning that and shall find a way of building it into a conversation today.

No joke I’ve been in a&e when 15+ extra people have turned up to accompany an adult

Yes. I never understood why trusts didn't intervene.

I actually agree, mainly for women's safety so if they need to tell the GP about reproductive coercive control or domestic abuse they can.

Stupid idea. Anyone who wants to bring people will come up with a reason, there's no resources to create a system to examine any of this and some people meeting your legitimate need test will also be looking after other people they'd need to bring with them.

Or both parents. We have some appointments coming up with dd2 and the letter.says both parents are expected to attend.

Nope support is as important as the actual treatment. What we need to do is build hospitals to facilitate this

You’ve got to be joking 😭

It’s ridiculous.

I know a woman in her 30s, who recently went for an MRI (nothing serious), accompanied by her mum and her mum’s friend. They all went for lunch in the hospital cafe like it was a day out.

People have far too much time on their hands.

I stayed with my db 2 weeks ago while he was at a&e .
We were there for 13 hrs.
If he'd been alone he wouldn't of been able to go to the toilet or stretch his legs for fear of missing his name been called.

Also if a single parent has a ill child + another child that can't be left at home then they need to take them too, very few people have someone they can drop a child off with no notice for a indeterminate time.

However I do agree that most adults only need one companion with them , not a whole horde.