tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post3762047191848242379..comments2023-10-09T11:27:46.098+01:00Comments on Shepherd's Bush: No A&E in W12: who to blame?Chris Underwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03026438313352911527noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-42883888469184434352012-07-02T23:40:01.463+01:002012-07-02T23:40:01.463+01:00"The worst case is to admitted to a small, lo..."The worst case is to admitted to a small, local hospital, which has limited resources, at the beginning of a weekend. Abandon hope."<br />SO what are the proposed urgent care centres for then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-22439172589257630042012-06-26T16:27:49.136+01:002012-06-26T16:27:49.136+01:00"What is wrong with taking longer to reach ot..."What is wrong with taking longer to reach other, larger hospitals for A&E departments?"<br /><br />"A lot, if you have had a cardiac arrest or a stroke, or many other conditions such as acute asthma attack or diabetic incident, as speed is essential."<br /><br />No, speed to hospital is not vital in any of those cases. All of them can be dealt with by paramedics, and stabilised patients can then delivered to the nearest big hospital. Ambulances are mobile hospitals nowadays.<br /><br />The worst case is to admitted to a small, local hospital, which has limited resources, at the beginning of a weekend. Abandon hope.<br /><br />We need only a handful of stroke hospitals in London in fact, and a handful of heart hospitals for the worst cardiac arrests. Taking dying footballers to local hospitals is not a good idea.baarnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301292285255035403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-1767549169698482762012-06-25T19:48:49.581+01:002012-06-25T19:48:49.581+01:00Condensing them into more specialised hospitals???...Condensing them into more specialised hospitals?????Follow this logic to the Nth degree and we'll just have one super hospital for all of London.And while you're at it why not have one super Borough Council to run all of London.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-83780009268728840022012-06-24T00:58:21.044+01:002012-06-24T00:58:21.044+01:00the facts and figures back shutting down the multi...the facts and figures back shutting down the multiple centres and condensing them into more specialised hospitals. <br /><br />London Already has more hospitals than it needs, but this sort of subject is a red rag to people who have no idea what they're talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-84197891704426741272012-06-23T22:54:58.944+01:002012-06-23T22:54:58.944+01:00"What is wrong with taking longer to reach ot..."What is wrong with taking longer to reach other, larger hospitals for A&E departments?"<br /><br />A lot, if you have had a cardiac arrest or a stroke, or many other conditions such as acute asthma attack or diabetic incident, as speed is essential and has a significant effect on mortality rates. Traffic in the area is such that theoretically short distances can take a great deal of time and having done an almost interminable journey in an ambulance from the Bush to Chelsea and Westminster, I am seriously concerned about these proposals. It is ridiculous to be planning to remove both Hammersmith Hosp and Charing X A&E. <br />It would also help though if people did not abuse A&E services with unecessary visits that do not require emergency care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-53087037304909735312012-06-23T18:58:29.064+01:002012-06-23T18:58:29.064+01:00I live in the London Borough of Hammersmith & ...I live in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. It is fast becoming the super Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, and Hammersmith & Fulham. <br /><br />Unfortunately I live in the north of the Borough and Shepherds Bush has always been the poor relation. But don't worry they'll find a way to keep us alive to pay our council tax.<br /><br />I just hope our overpaid council leaders realise that they just might need an A&E department on a day that Hammersmith flyover is closed, Fulham and QPR are playing at home and both Shepherds Bush Green and Hammersmith Broadway are gridlocked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-57054456975060411632012-06-23T15:06:16.762+01:002012-06-23T15:06:16.762+01:00West Middlesex - where the hell is that? Is it eve...West Middlesex - where the hell is that? Is it even in London?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633495312819924594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-60032915922240172402012-06-23T14:50:31.619+01:002012-06-23T14:50:31.619+01:00...and where will the Ambulance be travelling from......and where will the Ambulance be travelling from to get to the casualty? Why, the hospital that is now much much further away of course! Thank goodness our roads are always clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131658095945044290.post-15978655995741809762012-06-23T14:36:49.945+01:002012-06-23T14:36:49.945+01:00What is wrong with taking longer to reach other, l...What is wrong with taking longer to reach other, larger hospitals for A&E departments? <br /><br />Unlike smaller ones, they can have 24-hour, 7-day access to the most advanced diagnostic equipment, and always on-duty consultants and medical staff who have a higher work-load, so can develop greater expertise. <br /><br />Less patients therefore die.<br /><br />Once a victim is in an ambulance, they can be stabilised, and the extra journey time is unimportant. Paramedics have replaced "scoop and shoot" collection of patients by old-style ambulance drivers.<br /><br />Yes, it may be more difficult for visitors to reach hospitals, but that is unimportant in comparison with the benefits.baarnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301292285255035403noreply@blogger.com