NHS

Now we finally have it, it is the intention of the NHS to have a set number of excellence for A&E throughout the country, local hospittals will only do assessments as to your needs and if it falls outside of your hospitals remit you will be moved to the hospital that is designated for your care, the reason is that A&E is at the moment unsustainable in its present form, there is a different tack to take!, stop the misuse of the service!!, so many people just apearing at A&E because they are concerned about a medical problem, mostly a problem that should be dealt with by their GP, so we need to have a triarge at the hospital not one setting you up to be seen but one where what you are there for is relevent for the department to deal with, the GP's has gotten in to a rut where anything a bit more than they think they are able to deal with they send you to A&E, that is not the answer, these patients need to be treated outside of A&E, accident and emergency is what it means not I have a pain in my arm, leg or tummy that is not in most cases a need  to attend A&E, so any patient attending A&E needs to be seen and if apropriate be sent to their GP or chemist for treatment, this would allow A&E to be more effective and the money wasted on these non patients would benefit the overall budget of the hospital, it is time to stamp the feet of the hospital trusts get real tell these people that this is not the way to get treatment make them understand that their behaviour is not acceptable and they need to get a grip of their understanding as to just what A&E means!!.