I agree with Mike. Some hospitals in London stopped elective surgery
yesterday, especially cardiac as there were problems with blood. Beds are
already being blocked as early discharge systems could not function safely
as the necessary support staff had no petrol. The government are saying we
can move to an emergency only service if the crisis deepens, but this is
naive. Emergency surgery needs just as much blood, probably more eg.
ruptured AAA; "emergency" staff need to drive to work in the same way that
"elective" staff do. If the crisis deepens, emergency work will rapidly be
affected.
Adrian Fogarty
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael McCabe <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:53 AM
Subject: Petrol Crisis
> Re: Rowley's Comments ? Shrowd waving
>
> This has been a real emergency . Last night if we had had a major incident
I would have I had difficulty mobilising all the staff I would have needed.
If you were working in Wales where many schools, have closed, there are
aroblems with some buses and rubbish collection affected you might have
had a different opinion.
>
> I do not think we are out a crisis yet in the NHS as patients and routine
delivery staff will have major transport porblems for a few weeks yet.
>
> Michael Mc Cabe
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