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@suzieseaside wrote:14% of A&E attendance is alcohol related (2 million people in England and Wales annually). That's a big pressure on the NHS and emergency services. Perhaps those that waste resources due to self-inflicted excessive drinking on a night should be charged for their treatment and trip in an ambulance.
Quite right, Suzie. Charging them would be a good idea, and I think that point has already been mooted by some official. It's not only the staff of the A&Es that I feel sorry for though, it's the Paramedics. These dedicated and profession individuals have to deal with the Fri/Sat night binge drinkers at source. They either fall flat on their silly faces because they're so trollied they can't stand up, or else they're kicking seven bells out of each other, and the Paras give these clowns the same care and attention that they would for a road accident victim. I could never do their difficult and demanding job. I'd be sorely tempted to leave these idiots lying in the gutter in their own blood, vomit, and urine. Slapping a bill on them for services rendered, might just do the trick.
http://news.sky.com/story/1138596/sky-poll-drunk-a-and-e-patients-should-be-charged
Is there a crisis in the NHS?
Consultants and A&E staff up and down the country say there is - Comedy Dave on the other hand, says there isn't.
