On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:26:27 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

On 17/03/2013 15:23, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:12:09 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

On 10/03/2013 11:20, Andy Champ wrote:
On 09/03/2013 23:13, polygonum wrote:

Our A&E is 28 minutes away (Google maps estimate - while that is
possible in quieter times, it is not in rush hours or snow or when
there has been an accident on the very busy road). And that is
despite living in an "Urban Area" with over 115,000 population - not
a couple of people and a few sheep. :-)

We do have the advantage of ambulance stationed around.

We've got three A&E inside half-an-hour. Two twenty minutes away, and
one 28. (Google maps outside rush hour yadah...) You can guess which
one serves this area The local hospital is gradually being
downgraded and now only has a "minor injuries unit".

Of course the disadvantage of having good motorway links (we're stuck
between M3 and M4) is that they are all the other side of a motorway
that stops every rush-hour.

And I can't see an ambulance getting here from our local station in
10 minutes either.

Andy
Ambulances & FRUs don't usually return to station after a call, they
stay at strategic points (RVPs).

Indeed, although I guess they keep one or two at our local station as
it's fairly central. My callouts have always come from there - 0.5
miles away!

- SWMBO in suddenly accelerated labour - car accident outside - man
driving into bus outside - kid falling under car outside - me
collapsing on floor due to allergic reaction, banging head - and son
vomiting on station platform up the road (less said about that
one...)



Blimey! I'm glad I don't live near you!

Bet your daughter is glad she doesn't work near me!



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