Been away from the list for a while...
Were there any replies to Rowley's message? Or was it "just us"?
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From: Rowley Cottingham <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:11:00 +0000
Something very odd is happening in our neck of the woods (SE coast). All
the hospitals are full. We came >< this close to having to shut on safety
grounds from overload which I have never done in my career. All the
neighbouring hospitals are struggling to avoid 12 hour waits in their EDs.
All have cancelled all surgery except day cases that don't even need to lie
down, PTLs and cancers. One has a constant queue of ambulances outside up to
2 hours long. Another took a desperate phone call from a large London
teaching hospital for beds - which of course they just laughed at, as they
were in the same position. We are told the nearest EMI nursing home is in
the South West.
What is going on? Is it just us?
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