On 10/03/2013 18:28, Andy Champ wrote:
On 10/03/2013 15:14, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 10/03/2013 14:20, dennis@home wrote:

Well there you are, spend the air ambulance money on more A&E staff, far
more likely to save lives.

Minor problem your tiny little brain won't have thought of.

The patients will be dead before they get there.....


Double win there, less patients to be dealt with by more staff. That
will make the A&E numbers look much better, as the waiting time will be
so much less.

What?

Oh. Yes, more people die.

Let's hope the NHS and the politicians aren't listening. They might take
the idea seriously.

You couldn't make up the Guvmint targets for the ambulance service.

Based on a report that was later discredited - by the author, which the
politicians miss read, the Guvmint have an 8 minute target for Cat A
(life threatening) calls.

So, if the ambo arrives in 9 minutes & they save the patients life -
it's a failure. If they arrive in 7 mins & the patient dies - it's a
success. No clinical element.

To meet the targets, LAS have put loads of FRU's (fast response units)
on the road - but they can't transport patients. So the FRU responder
usually has to wait for an ambulance.

Now you have 3 medics & 2 vehicles dealing with a call that previously
took 2 medics & 1 vehicle.



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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk