tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054760004075742620.post220117078540193752..comments2023-10-21T14:04:57.028+01:00Comments on Stressed Out Cop: No Doctor In The HouseStressed Out Cophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09822426269877730126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054760004075742620.post-87526937198802784242009-01-04T21:19:00.000+00:002009-01-04T21:19:00.000+00:00So if you are currently suffering from winter illn...<I>So if you are currently suffering from winter illness and heed government advice to not clog up the system and bother your GP, (if you could get an appointment within a week), think of our underclass who after getting booked in demand to see the doctor with the click of their fingers.</I><BR/><BR/>Nah, just call the ambulance service on New Year's Eve. She was 27, and had "chest pains" - i.e. her chest hurt after coughing. She'd taken paracetamol but the paramedic suggested she took ibuprofen (Nurofen) as well. She told us that there was no doctor open on NYE. The paramedic suggested she try the out of hours pharmacy or even the local 8 'till late.<BR/><BR/>"I'm on benefits - I don't pay for drugs!"<BR/><BR/>She eventually insisted on going to hospital for treatment - i.e. 12 ibuprofen - at the cost of about £300 to the NHS.<BR/><BR/>A large insulin injection would have sorted her permanently, but paramedics aren't allowed to do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com