A&E at this time of night

Anonymous

Just wondering.

Are A&E's at this time, especially in Manchester really busy? I was thinking of going at this time of night but wondering if I'll be waiting for ages?


Thanks
Will.

redvee

Friday night, people been drinking and injuring themselves. Friday/Saturday nights are the rush hour of A&E. you won't be able to chat up the female nurses as they'll be busy all night.

Anonymous

Lol, I'm not going to chat up the nurses although it might be fun

What time Saturday morning do you reckon it might be abit less busy?

redvee

Can't say, never had the misfortune to be in A&E for any significant period of time.

andy_wrx

A&E - Accident & Emergency : what sort of emergency will wait until the following morning ?

Anonymous

andy_wrx wrote:

A&E - Accident & Emergency : what sort of emergency will wait until the following morning ?

Its not an Emergency, but It is slightly worrying and I want to get it checked out but am not registered with a doctor round here yet.

Has anyone being to A&E or Manchester royal infirmary and if so is their any bike locks on the outside?

Cunobelin

andy_wrx wrote:

A&E - Accident & Emergency : what sort of emergency will wait until the following morning ?

Most of them!

Falling down while out on the pi** and deciding at two o'clock in the morning your ankle still hurts so you will now go to A/E

I have seen nettle stings and bee stings in casualty - I have seen drunks demanding to get their "broken leg" fixed whilst kicking the counter with said leg!


Large numbers are also neither an accident or an emergency - most can wait until the GP the following day or even forgotten about the following morning Some estimates suggest between 25 and 40 % of atendances could have been dealt with by a GP or did not need treatment!

Unfortunately it is also going to get worse as thanks to the Government's new systems it becomes more difficult to see a GP.

Mind you at least here there is a new ploy - the "Phantom patient"I Claim to have injured yourself in town, call Ambulance and when it stops at the Hospital A/E run away to the local estate - cheaper than a Taxi!

meagain

"Its not an Emergency, but It is slightly worrying and I want to get it checked out but am not registered with a doctor round here yet."

What bit of Accident and EMERGENCY do you not understand?

Anonymous

meagain wrote:

"Its not an Emergency, but It is slightly worrying and I want to get it checked out but am not registered with a doctor round here yet."

What bit of Accident and EMERGENCY do you not understand?

SO WTF AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THEN? WAIT UNTILL IT GETS WORSE THEN IT IS AN EMERGENCY? :roll:

whyamihere

0845 4647 - NHS Direct.

Anonymous

whyamihere wrote:

0845 4647 - NHS Direct.

Why do I ring that?

Jake151 wrote:

meagain wrote:

"Its not an Emergency, but It is slightly worrying and I want to get it checked out but am not registered with a doctor round here yet."

What bit of Accident and EMERGENCY do you not understand?

if you notice there is ACCIDENT and emergency so its not necessarily a emergency its for when you have a accident and need to a doctor and you cant get to the gp

What I have is not an Accident too, its just its worrying, I mean if anyone found a lump that could potentially be cancer I think they would be worried.

popette

will, have you called NHS direct? They might be able to advise you.
Good luck
BTW, I've been to A&E at Wythenshaw (South Manchester) on quite a few occasions with the children and it's usually at least a couple of hours waiting to be seen.

Anonymous

popette wrote:

will, have you called NHS direct? They might be able to advise you.
Good luck
BTW, I've been to A&E at Wythenshaw (South Manchester) on quite a few occasions with the children and it's usually at least a couple of hours waiting to be seen.

Do I tell them my problem? Its just abit tricky describing it to some stranger.

whyamihere

If it's a lump then go.

popette

willhub wrote:

popette wrote:

will, have you called NHS direct? They might be able to advise you.
Good luck
BTW, I've been to A&E at Wythenshaw (South Manchester) on quite a few occasions with the children and it's usually at least a couple of hours waiting to be seen.

Do I tell them my problem? Its just abit tricky describing it to some stranger.

yes, you tell them and they advise on best course of action - could be wait til monday and go to GP (you can sign a form as a temporary patient usually) or they can make you an appointment with the out of hours doctor (the nearest one to me is in Sale - not sure whereabouts you are in Manchester) or they may say go straight to A&E. They're usually quite helpful and may be able to put your mind at rest.

Anonymous

That was not very good, I phoned up and it just started beeping and cut me off :?:

popette

try again hun

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
there is a self help guide link on the front page - can't vouch for how useful it is but might be worth looking if you're reluctant to divulge the problem right now.

Anonymous

I got through in the end, they told me I should go, and to enquirer about bike locks there they gave me the hospitals number which I then rang and was greeted by some unhelpful person, he answered with the word "hospitals", then I said hello? As I was confused, then he said what department, I said I don't know.. I just want to enquire about bike storage around the hospital and if their is any, he then said nooo....., then I said ok thanks bye.

Crapaud

willhub wrote:

.... What I have is not an Accident too, its just its worrying, I mean if anyone found a lump that could potentially be cancer I think they would be worried.

willhub, go along anyway, it's not for us to judge whether or not it's an emergency / important.

FWIW, I've been in A & E on a Sunday night after coming off the bike. I had a series of small puncture wounds on the side of my hand and it looked swollen. Initially I thought nothing of it, but after cycling home and eating a chinese, one of the punctures was still weeping blood and didn't seem that it was going to stop. So, off to A & E! I felt a bit stupid sitting there with a couple of wee cuts.

It was much as Cunobelin describes - full of pond life. One druggie seemed to think that he could intimidate his way to the front of the 'queue' (protip: When they're glowering at you, smile coyly and wiggle your fingers at them - sends them into a frothing rage).

Anyway, to cut a long story short, it turned out that I'd broken a finger in 2 places and they were concerned that the bone had become infected coming through the skin. I was kept in overnight; there was talk of opening my hand up the next morning and putting bolts through it (a Frankenstein hand - how cool would that be?). The next morning, after seeing the senior consultant, I was put in a cast, given some antibiotics and sent on my way.

Moral of the story: it's not for us to decide whether or not your problem's great or small - leave it to the professionals.

I hope it's nothing serious.

ratherbeintobago

willhub wrote:

What I have is not an Accident too, its just its worrying, I mean if anyone found a lump that could potentially be cancer I think they would be worried.

Yes, but it's not an emergency & is not an appropriate use of A&E. Which is what you'll be told when you get there.

Why are you not registered with a GP in Manchester? When are you likely to be near the GP you're registered with? If you're a student you can go to student health.

FWIW I'd avoid any city centre A&E at the weekend as they'll be heaving - may I suggest NMGH or Hope as alternatives convenient for central Manchester?

RBIT

Anonymous

ratherbeintobago wrote:

willhub wrote:

What I have is not an Accident too, its just its worrying, I mean if anyone found a lump that could potentially be cancer I think they would be worried.

Yes, but it's not an emergency & is not an appropriate use of A&E. Which is what you'll be told when you get there.

Why are you not registered with a GP in Manchester? When are you likely to be near the GP you're registered with? If you're a student you can go to student health.

FWIW I'd avoid any city centre A&E at the weekend as they'll be heaving - may I suggest NMGH or Hope as alternatives convenient for central Manchester?

RBIT

Doctors aint open at the weekend, I phoned NHS Helpline and they said it is best if I go to accident and emergency.

ratherbeintobago

willhub wrote:

Doctors aint open at the weekend, I phoned NHS Helpline and they said it is best if I go to accident and emergency.

NHS Direct say that for a lot of things. The protocols they work from have to have a large margin of safety - which generally means there is a low threshold for sending people to A&E.

If you've had this for a while, another two days until the GP is open isn't going to cause any problems.

RBIT

wiffachip

nhs walk in centres seem to bridge the gap between A and E and GPs, don't know if they are a national thing, but there's a few on tyneside

the only time A and E will be quiet is midweek during the night, other than that they are always busy, normally very entertaining though

Infamous

A lump (which is 99.9999% likely to be nothing) is not an A or an E. Ring up your GP and get an appointment during the week.

ffs.

redddraggon

Infamous wrote:

A lump (which is 99.9999% likely to be nothing) is not an A or an E. Ring up your GP and get an appointment during the week.

ffs.

ffs. I'm not sure he wants to go all the way back to York to see his GP.

webbhost

olbviously not sure where you live, but some places additionally have a "walk in centre"... i.e. not necesserily A&E.. but you can just walk in (I think)... maybe you should see if theres one near you?

sjburbidge

To avoid wasting your time, and A&E's/ the walk in centre's, register with a GP on Monday morning, and get the first appointment you can.

A&E/ walk in centre will only tell you that it does not need immediate treatment, and to see your GP. He/ she is the best person to sort it out, and arrange any further appropriate tests. It's probably nothing, but worth getting checked out. Nothing would be done until next week whatever you do anyway.

Good luck

S

(ex A&E doc)

fossyant

If you are going to the MRI, then I'd suggest using the sheffield stands at Manchester Met's Gaskell Campus - at the end of Hathersage Road (A34 junction) - only 2 mins walk. There are also stands outside Edinburgh Bike Co-op as well, again only a couple of mins walk, but more 'public'.

ratherbeintobago

Oh - forgot to mention - you can register as a Temporary Resident with a GP in Manchester if you don't want to de-register with the one in York.

RBIT

Infamous

redddraggon wrote:

Infamous wrote:

A lump (which is 99.9999% likely to be nothing) is not an A or an E. Ring up your GP and get an appointment during the week.

ffs.

ffs. I'm not sure he wants to go all the way back to York to see his GP.

you've embarrassed yourself.

Onan

I've been forced to go to A and E before, despite my best efforts to avoid doing so, because of the poor standard of urgent care provided by doctors surgeries. Sometimes it can be difficult to get a doctor to listen to you, and you can find yourself getting fobbed off if you present with symptoms that an A and E doctor will take much more seriously.

However, I think the consensus of opinion on this one is right. Presenting at the A and E with a suspect lump is not likely to get you immediate treatment. You will be told to go through the usual channels. What are they going to do? Book you in for an immediate biopsy? The best you could hope for would be to be told it is probably nothing, but to see a GP anyway.

That is, unless you have other symptoms.