please empty your brain below
They could save some money by telling the people who ring up with things like a sore throat to sod off and grow up. If you read some of the ambulance blogs you will see that they do get a lot of these people who don't seem to realise what constitutes an emergency and what should just be a trip to your doctors.

Barry | 13.04.11 - 8:36 a.m. | #

When I had to ring on behalf of someone, the first thing I heard was a massive yawn. This was not a good sign. When medics actually turned up one of their vehicles couldn't be started again because it had a flat battery. The patient never recovered and died two weeks later. I believe its going to get worse too.

B | 13.04.11 - 9:40 a.m. | #

Alas too true ...

Debster | Homepage | 13.04.11 - 12:47 p.m. | #

whatever happend to Tom's blog? (Random Reality).

clickety click .. google .. clickety click. ah! he no longer works for the LAS...

Geofftech | Homepage | 13.04.11 - 1:48 p.m. | #

.....so what brought this on ? an accident chez DG ? hopefully nothing too serious in view of the difficulties hinted at above !

john b | 13.04.11 - 2:51 p.m. | #

Substandard drivel , DG; sorry.

David | 13.04.11 - 3:49 p.m. | #

Given the scope of the post reductions flagged in the five-year 'cost improvement' program for the ambulance service, I'd say any one of DG's scenarios might be likely to happen.

Seriously, the last one (call to 999 for a cut finger) is something we're seeing all too much of here, with potentially tragic results. In spite of media, and of education campaigns and so on, our triple zero service receives way too many calls from people with sore throats, or who want a lift home if they can't get a taxi.

Rose | Homepage | 13.04.11 - 4:35 p.m. | #

You get the public services that you deserve as a nation.

Michael | 13.04.11 - 5:27 p.m. | #

Not feeling unwell, are you, DG?

Leuconoe | 13.04.11 - 5:28 p.m. | #

Bit harsh David, not the quality of yesterday's post but that can't be easy to follow.

NLW | 13.04.11 - 7:32 p.m. | #

I love these short and sweet articles that sum up what is hopefully not true, but could be if we're not careful... :(

(Won't say which one made me chuckle the most, and the last one is more common than most think, unfortunately)

Daniel | 13.04.11 - 11:53 p.m. | #

Please - don't underestimate the emergency of a sore throat and thumb together. No shouting into the phone _and_ no texting! Out of cntct wth thr m8s!!!

Dave | 14.04.11 - 1:26 p.m. | #











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