Your Monday evening update from the Lancashire Post
View email online | | | | | | | | | Feb 7, 2022 | | | | | | | | Good evening, The NHS is a national treasure - and one we are very lucky to have.
During the pandemic, we have all realised just how important access to free healthcare is - and hopefully we have come to appreciate those who help to provide it a little more.
But there is no doubt that it is under pressure, with millions now waiting for treatment which has been delayed because of the impacts of Covid-19. It is not helped by people who really do not need hospital treatment insisting on heading for A&E all the time.
Now a pilot scheme in another part of the country in which every patient is met by a GP and a nurse at the doors to casualty and assessed before they enter, is being hailed as one of the ways we can relieve that pressure and save money. During the pilot, one person went to A&E asking for Calpol and others for muscular injuries they had had for days. They were offered a GP or pharmacy advice or appointment and taken away from hospital care.
It may seem extreme, but if we want emergency care to be there for when it really is an emergency, radical changes are needed. Until next time, take care, Gillian Contact me at [email protected] Visit our subscriptions page HERE to take advantage of our latest special offer | |
| | | | | | | Park Hall Hotel shuts down with staff told to reapply for their jobs and new owners planning to house asylum seekers | | | | | | | | Park Hall Hotel in Charnock Richard has closed down, with staff told to reapply for their jobs, leaving couples despairing over their wedding plans at the venue. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | | | Please note
Due to the unprecedented nature of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic we have launched this new daily newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest official information and advice.
How to opt out of these emails
We are sending these daily Coronavirus email bulletins in addition to our daily newsletter emails.
If you would like to opt out of only these additional Public Interest emails, and continue to receive your regular daily newsletters, please click here. | | | | | | | You have received this email as you have an account on the Lancashire Evening Post, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. To manage your individual newsletter preferences with us, please click here and log in to your account. | | | | Alternatively you can update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or unsubscribe from all future emails.
| | | | JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, England, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom.
We will process your personal data in accordance with our privacy policy. | |
|
