The Night Shift in A&E: The NHS at 70

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

OVER WORKED AND UNDER PAID!!! RESPECT GOES OUT TO ALL STAFF WORKING AT NHS!!!!

[@karendonaldson4080]

Vicki Diana Coghlan the NHS should change it’s name to the WHS , we can’t cope , we can’t save the entire world , I’ve seen first hand what the problem is with the NHS, Incompetent immigrant Doctors and nurses who haven’t been vetted, can hardly speak English, all in the name of political correctness, shame on you

[@MrAckers75]

So am I but I don’t fucking cry about it day in and day out!

[@devinemoyo8759]

You people are so ungrateful all your doctors have run away from your hospitals to australia and all you can do is complain about immigrant doctors actually helping you..shame on you!!

[@MrAckers75]

Devine Moyo I have zero issue with immigrant doctors at all.

[@dotdotdot1113]

@@karendonaldson4080 What would you prefer? Immigrant doctors who are still fully qualified doctors and can potentially save your life? Or no doctors at all. Because I'll tell you right now, about 26 percent of the NHS is run by immigrants and without them, you wouldn't have got so far. Just because you've seen one incompetent foreign doctor, doesn't mean they're all like that. Be grateful that you're entitled to free healthcare. In third world countries, people can hardly afford to eat let alone tend to basic health needs because it costs a fortune. Shameful people

[@ashaariahmad708]

my dream to become a doctor, last month i live in homeless shelter.. now in a rent house.. hoping to continue graduate entry med in 2020 😊

[@nelyapabayoken5467]

Ashaari Ahmad bless you, best of luck, you can do it！ 💪🏼

[@tyler_6361]

good luck!!!💛

[@philp1099]

Good luck. I hope you're reaching your dream 💙

[@Coedmaen]

Good luck. Hope you achieve your dream.

[@samisomali4812]

You can do it! Best of luck

[@jamesdavies08]

The NHS needs better funding.That is non negotiable.

[@haydenjumper08]

Agreed What it definitely does NOT need is privatisation

[@bankseuros6884]

God bless all the NHS heroes and warriors giving your all for the patients well-being

[@harrisonread8083]

But footballers get paid millions for doing nothing useful whereas people who save lives get barely minimum wage

[@itsweb1584]

Harrison Read Yea but the government doesn’t pay for footballers

[@harrisonread8083]

Hallo IkBenWill yeah but they could actually crack down and all fake he avidoance if taxes and then charge them for all the tax they avoid

[@artemisfowl9002]

why is the pay so abysmal in comparison to america

[@evejunkie1942]

@@artemisfowl9002 When you take malpractice insurance into account, junior doctors in america get paid garbage as well. The problem is less to do with the overall salary, it is the number of hours worked for that salary.

[@sxyngel]

poeple need to stop buying football tickets. thats the only way that sht would be sorted

[@sasbro7838]

What would help is less middle management, not needed at all, more ground staff reduce shift hours from 13 to normal 8 hours with 1 hour lunch, not the 30 mins as is now. Give staff a happy/healthy working life. NHS spends thousands with well being, yoga classes, counselling etc, look after staff from the beginning then nhs wouldn't be wasting money trying to correct the damage they have created in the first place. NHS is suppose to a caring service, they break the backs of staff as well as their moral.

[@Cactuscupholder]

THANK YOU. There is so much waste paying managers ridiculous wages for doing very little.

[@antoniotiberi1569]

Uk’s version of Obama Care

[@kwailcamp]

I still get anxious when I think about the year and a half that I spent working as a doctor in the A and E with the NHS. I survived thank God!!

[@dotdotdot1113]

Where do you specialise in now?

[@kwailcamp]

@@dotdotdot1113 l am specializing in Family Medicine so I am doing a Public Health rotation now. No longer in England.

[@edandrewbausas3926]

What other country can you recommend that has better working conditions for doctors ?

[@jawharulislam878]

@@edandrewbausas3926 doctors r overworked everywhere... I m yet to see a place where doctors can live a normal life.

[@mc-eo1wh]

@@kwailcamp please advise which country you are in and how to follow your footsteps please. Many thanks in advance 🙏🙇🙏🙇🙏🙇

[@baldy_locks167]

Have to be honest a majority of that looked like misuse - every NHS website says A&E is for 'Choking, Serve bleeding, chest pain, difficulty breathing/unresponsive. you dont need to go A&E because you feel a bit 'unwell' or have a bit of pain.

[@kbsydney]

The father who left because it was a long wait - if you leave because of the wait in ER then you probably don’t need to be there.

[@cbl6520]

It’s any unfortunate consequence of having no cost barriers to accessing care, in that people end up abusing and overusing the services provided, forcing everyone else to wait and clogging up the system needlessly.

[@jack_knife-1478]

This is ridiculous! Get more staff and pay them well!

[@Ferreira0504]

JACK_KNIFE-1 There are plenty of doctors and their pay is decent it has more to do with the number of beds and hospitals.

[@cbl6520]

@@Ferreira0504 $80k-$130k a year borders on poverty wages in the UK given how much taxes you pay on that income. Doctors in the US make 3-4x that amount, with far better working conditions.

[@fordprefect8375]

Just like to add my voice to support our great nurses and medical please!

[@a6703]

Why don’t they run a GP ( no extra cost as GPs in an area collectively run an out of hour service) clinic alongside A & E at night to look at those cases that are minor and do not really warrant been in A & E. People need to be educated as to when to use A & E as the system is abused.

[@shaiqer]

Many many more doctors will leave.Poor working conditions and under-paid doctors.No space to see the patients and they think about 4 hrly targets.

[@sarahjains8024]

That baby at around 4 minutes needs URGENT care! Just look at him. Poor thing.

[@stellaburgoyne8455]

Sarah Ainsworth yes, I agree, that’s baby’s breathing didn’t look right

[@catsandstuff29]

I waited 7 hours overnight just to be told by a Dr I could go home. Not the Drs fault. Dangerously underfunded and understaffed.

[@jbre2149]

STOP going to the emergency room for things that aren’t killing you in the next 12 hours.

[@juliette23]

Exactly! This couple and their baby stayed 7 hours in A&E when they could have called a gp🤦🏻‍♀️ no point crowding A&E if your life isn't in immediate danger.

[@jinanfahs6894]

@@juliette23 but it seems the baby's condition was way much horrible than the one who appeared just before in the clip and was being checked by the Dr. If you look closely he was gasping for air!

[@_Faisal_]

Because gp’s and 111 service always send people to the a&e when they don’t need to

[@paxundpeace9970]

It isn't only a lack of staff. There is a big shortage of rooms.

[@Nobody-hk1kz]

I had a minor surgery in other NHS hospital and went to another ones A&E I was greeted with Why am I here , why dont I go where I had operation. This is what I pay my taxes for.

[@cosycushions-pb8hn]

You have to wait until youve literally deteriorated to the point of collapse now is the time when you will get urgent treatment, if you dont want to wait until you get to that point you have to go private.

[@radomu1]

Really loved the anti-Brexit message at the end.

[@grime_garage]

R Yokoe Well please tell me how brexit is going to help the nhs?

[@kudubwrong7897]

@@grime_garage I believe I detected a bit of sarcasm in their post, no?

[@grime_garage]

@@kudubwrong7897 No sarcasm. I genuinely want to know how brexit will help the nhs

[@cringefest7841]

cheeckybutnice less foreign patients wasting beds

[@ciprianion4142]

CringeFest Mate, without foreigners this country is gonna die soon. I’m working 70-80 hours a week as a foreigner. I’m paying around 700 £ taxes. So i’m sustaining the NHS. How about you? You just waiting for your benefit to come every month.

[@elizabethbooth9980]

Very sad that we are loosing good doctors and medical staff from Europe because of Brexit .why are the people in this country so short sighted .

[@rickkarsan4491]

we can now train more of our own with our regained sovereignty. I call that a major win.

[@traceythomas6796]

We need to make more and more of these videos until they get it we need, to also pay more into the system also as it is going up and up the costs but we need to have more of these in the limelight

[@louisemackie580]

Well done NHS with your pashons well clap 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 for you all nurses and doctors 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷👏👏👏👏👏👏👨‍⚕️👨‍⚕️👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

[@sayed-esmaeelal-behbehani6511]

There seems to be an agreement that this is the most exciting and dramatic World Cup in recent memory.

[@billykobilca6321]

Sayed-Esma'eel Al-Behbehani ??????

[@sharonstantonmusic8796]

Amazing song and amazing video, well done Natalie!

[@megjones5000]

Watching this on December 22 and all I can think when he said no rooms free was no room at the inn but you can use my stable

[@Ferreira0504]

The population is growing and the amount of beds, hospitals and founding has stayed the same.

[@scottfletcherr1457]

The biggest problems are an ageing population and having to treat people that will die shortly and people going to a and e at the first sign of pain without trying other alternatives or self care

[@harrisonread8083]

I do wonder where all the government money goes probably to pay mps and for free housing

[@nzalambulo8850]

I dont understand why a baby in obvious respiratory distress was not triaged and color coded RED!!! that baby needed urgent attention with oxygen therapy commenced immediately!

[@jellyjuice6941]

The babies useless so therefore isn’t important same as an old person

[@kbsydney]

Happens in Australia as well. Staff were great and were apologizing for the long wait even though it wasn’t their fault.

[@scottfletcherr1457]

Its people living too long. We need to be more realistic when treating the elderly. The other problem is too many immigrants who come here with too many children purely to access and abuse the healthcare. The OCD patient needs to use alternative methods of coping rather than using stupid methods such as drinking bleach which means an ambalance has to be called and a and e resources used.

[@MrJukamada]

Too many inappropriate referrals from GP.

[@Sage-cs1bm]

"I came to hospital for my baby to have a check up" whyyyyy? Go to your GP!

[@TheWeepingDalek]

one thing i never get is why A&E isn;t for ambulances only. like seriously if you can drive you don;t need to go to a&e. if you can sit upright in a car you don;t need to go to a&e. if you can walk to the hospital you prob don't need a&e.

[@johntony1670]

Koba because you can still walk and still be suffering from anaphylactic shock which could lead to death by hypovolemic shock... if you don’t know anything keep your mouth shut

[@TheWeepingDalek]

@@johntony1670 depends on how bad the anaphylactic shock is. if it is really that bad then really you can't walk. because your throat will start swelling. also, I am not saying these people should get medical help. but if you are still able to wait around for 4 hours is something really an emergency. what I am saying is there needs to be a different department that also opens 24 hours that deals with less severe stuff. the fact is. somewhere where a doctor will see you. and if be can admit you into the hospital. but don't have people coming in with heart attacks and RTC victims waiting in an ambulance for beds to be freed because some drunk guy broke his nose.

[@johntony1670]

Koba but conditions can get worse. If the drunk guy broke his nose it can still cause heavy blood loss and could lead to a broken bone... so it’s an accident and emergency. Triage exists for a reason.

[@TheWeepingDalek]

@@johntony1670 my point exactly it could get worse. Imagine sitting around in an A&E department with said a broken nose. But there has also been RTC and how every doctor and nurse there is busy dealing with that. There is also a heart attack victim there. But broken nose guy has another problem. In the fight that caused him to break his nose he all internal bleeding. The doctors and nurses are to busy to realise he is there. All I am saying is 24hour walking clinics need more recognition. These places still have triage and if need be can send people to A&E if they feel symptoms are getting worse. But otherwise deal with the patients there. Leave A&E for ambulances bringing in the already critical.

[@alisonwilliams4862]

Then everybody would be phoning for an ambulance and stretching an already limited ambulance even more. I worked as a call taker for one of the ambulance services and I would say that over half the calls were not life threatening emergencies. My more experienced colleagues often said that people just phoned for ambulances because they believed that they would be seen quicker at A&E (which isn't usually the case, apparently) or that they just used the ambulance service as a free ride to hospital.

[@sharmilakhadka8032]

Treatment should be done at right time... if needed to pay we r ready but don’t go for longer waiting hour

[@eoinMB3949]

Its not just a lack of staff or beds the core of the problem has a lot to do with the fact that so many people dont take personal responsibility for their health. They'll indulge in all the pleasures the world has to offer and as such will become sick at some point and at this point they'll turn up at the A&E expecting doctors to "Fix" them. But you cant compensate for poor lifestyle choices, there are no pills that can redress the balance. If everyone were to choose to eat healthy food instead of the processed man made junk that tastes nice but in reality makes you sick. If people were to choose to not work jobs they hate or to stay in these toxic relationships. If people were to have a healthy spiritual life instead of spending their time watching pointless tv shows. If people were to forgive and drop offences like hot rocks............then hospitals would not be overcrowded and the staff put under so much strain. People, individuals have way more power over their health than they think. Their health is their responsibility not a doctors or anyone else, its up to them to make the right choices on a day to day, moment to moment basis.

[@jarvishooten1476]

As an American, I can see how the Brits' infatuation with NHS will be the downfall of NHS. You can't live in a fantasy healthcare world forever. USA has problems, but I got best care in world when I had stroke last year in Texas. Was surrounded by 4 professionals within 2 minutes of arriving at hospital. I likely would have spent several hours in a corridor in UK.

Turn out the lights on your way out... Six foot under!

[@True_belfast_lad]

Sad and doesn't look like anyone wants to fix it

[@rmoalxa]

Tories will fix it

[@True_belfast_lad]

@@rmoalxa hope so m8

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

@@rmoalxa lol sure

[@mudasiral1956]

It's a distressful Jobe

[@kopynd1]

mps 80 k plus expenses,

[@jawharulislam878]

One day only robots can practice medicine.. It's really getting outta hand now... Total breakdown.

[@dr.zumramomin226]

They are running short of doctors but they don't wanna pass overseas doctors so that they can have some more helping hands

[@gurzilrif]

As French I lived 5 years in London, I thought this country was a developed country but noticed inefficiency and amateurs everywhere. Each year you have more than 20 000 British coming to France to get treatment and many more in Spain. Your failed country send more and more British to France year after year and that is a burden for us. I thank God I am not British and feel very sad for British people because no one deserves those kind of treatment.

[@alice3056]

When I took my overdose in October the children’s a&e was really good and I only waited 30 mins until I was in the children’s ward, within 10 mins they had started my treatment

[@kaiaawaya1653]

thats because it is an overdose which is an immediate high risk emergency with extreme risk of death

[@alice3056]

@@kaiaawaya1653 it has already been a few hours and was staggered so the risk of death was relatively low but I’m thankful they were so nice to me.

[@kaiaawaya1653]

@@alice3056 if its already been a few hours its even worse 😬

[@alice3056]

@@kaiaawaya1653 it’s been a year and I’m still alive, at the end of the day the people working for the nhs are amazing and they all deserve the world

[@carringtonlefayette8644]

Angels doing Gods work on Earth. The universe was showing off when Doctors and Nurses were made. Doctors and Nurses are Earth Angels.

[@jolewis7825]

NHS Oxford university is getting worse in a&e

[@f.9780]

Ikr..

[@vanessaoliver8240]

It's appaling

[@sxyngel]

just privatise the whole thing, so atleast you get quality care...eff sakes..look at that baby at 4:00 mins waiting for hours looking near dead.

[@VINAYUK_27]

Come to our Indian emergency than you can decide about busiest emergency. We look at a night shift 250 to 400 patient with 4 doctors and 6 staff only

[@slyceoflife2646]

Vinay Kumar It's not a competition.

[@rj14053]

Its not a competition and being emergency medicine doctor in India I can say that majority Government medical college hospital emergency are pretty useless except metros or in south

[@dadua15]

He is Dutch 😂😂 can’t miss that accent.

[@Retro_Disco]

free healthcare...hmm...

[@amyamy9973]

arvid is finee tho

[@vanessaoliver8240]

Try South African health care !

[@aryana8823]

Come to indian govt hospital...u will be traumatize

[@hsd7958]

f..king disgrace, broken arm 4 hour wait, thats wat i paid ni for most of my life

[@eldiabloArgentinaa]

Broken arm is not gonna kill you, and the commonest type of injuries will not usually affect the nerves or vessels long-term. Waiting a few hours to get it fixed for free is incredible and you should be more thankful for what you have

[@joesouth2924]

All of you in profession of medicine need to up hold your oath and stand for what you swore to do our hospital is empty, I need routine op to save my life from sepsis but can’t get seen till spring for my op I’m left to die from blood poisingcoz of covid they said coz of covid the hospital is empty no one ill and I can’t get in for a op to save my life you in this profession need to speak up who care about the job when you could save lives you not talking about what’s happening coz you don’t want to lose your job shame on you all you will be judged

[@aaronjones1131]

Whenever people say they want nationalized healthcare in the USA I show them this...heartbreaking

[@katy3901]

Don't try to defend your shitshow of healthcare by comparing yourself to us. The NHS still provides better care than the majority of people living in the US have access too. Additionally, the issues within the NHS aren't caused by "nationalised healthcare," but by funding cuts from the Westminster government. This is evident from the better results found within the Scottish NHS, where funding is devolved and more is provided by Holyrood. I'm a medical student in Glasgow, and my life has been saved by the NHS numerous times. No students, nor any of the doctors I know, would even consider wanting a system akin to the American system. We just want more funding, which the Tories refuse to provide. Do a bit of research and self-reflection before you decide to relate your problems to ours.

[@katy3901]

@@aaronjones1131 Hi, So firstly I want to sincerely apologise for the tone of my message; yesterday I was out for Paddy's day, and in a break back home when I wrote it. As you can imagine I'd had a few drinks, and although this doesn't excuse it, I hope this goes someway towards explaining my state of mind. Although I don't necessarily disagree with the points I raised, I absolutely regret how I phrased and structured it as reading back I came across as very conceited, angry and spiteful. To be frank, it was rude and uncalled for. Also, I absolutely agree that the US provides a high quality of care to those who can afford it. What I disagree with is a for-profit healthcare system in general, as I think it gives far too much power to pharmaceutical companies and big business in exploiting the basic human needs associated with care. For example, the driving up of the price of insulin is infuriating as it primarily affects the most vulnerable. Personally, I've always believed that the mark of a good healthcare system comes from access and quality. This video is by no means an exaggeration (I'm not going to do the hospital staff or patients a disservice by claiming that), but it's certainly at one end of the spectrum. Overall, the NHS continues to provide an excellent standard of care at point of use. Again, the issues caused by a Tory government have been massively detrimental to the NHS, but Scotland (where I'm a medical student) has devolved and better funding pathways, resulting in a better retention rate and quality of care. This illustrates the cause of problems in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. I do work hard, but I know of people in low income jobs who work hard too. I'm still promised a good wage, in a job where I get to make a massive difference in people's lives, so I don't really see it as a hardship. I hope your studies go well :). And, again, I'm truly sorry for how my initial message came across.

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

@@katy3901 youre so polite bless your soul :)

[@propertydev6042]

Yep, Brexshit 👍

[@bengaljam4550]

I saw the NHS firsthand when i lived in England for 3 years. No Thanks. It's like a 3rd world country compared to what the majority receive in America for those that have insurance. Sux if you don't have insurance here but most people do and those who don't generally made poor choices in life.

[@IsAsleep03]

The NHS is amazing if you get into a car accident and need urgent care but that's about it

[@alisonwilliams4862]

One of the best things about the NHS is that it's free at the point of service. I couldn't imagine going through all that insurance malarky and I believe that the insurance doesn't cover everything anyway? The NHS might have its faults such as looooong waiting times and stressed staff but personally I can't fault it in my life so far and a lot of other people in the UK say the same.

[@bengaljam4550]

@@alisonwilliams4862 Your NHS in not free at all. You pay steep taxes on wages and about everything else in the UK. Do they still have those vans that drive around and take your TV if you haven't paid your TV tax. I couldn't believe it until I saw it firsthand.

[@cosycushions-pb8hn]

​@@alisonwilliams4862not if your being left to suffer with worsening symptoms and have to wait and keep waiting then its an unbearable reality.

[@akcortin]

we need American style healthcare here. Privatize the NHS.

[@mattie_sizer7187]

akcortin2 nooooooooo nhs is amazing that it’s for free, we just need them to get higher pay and better facilities. If there’s higher pay then more people will become part of the nhs

[@sophiablank325]

There's a reason this comment got no support. Everyone deserves free healthcare

[@sophiablank325]

@@frabgas27 I don't think you would have the same attitude if you were in poverty and you or someone you loved was very ill and required huge amounts of care from the NHS that you wouldn't get just because you couldn't afford it in another healthcare system in another country. The NHS system is very broken and very abused but it's better than leaving the general public to the hands of wealthy drug companies and businesses that are just in it for to make the most out of vulnerable, sick and desperate people.

[@Girldont-ib6vw]

Thats not Up yo you sorry

[@Girldont-ib6vw]

@@frabgas27 ugh 🤢

[@amsathac]

This is ridiculous and pathetic. It looks like a third world facility! Time to start charging people and investing properly into staff. Look at NY med for a comparison of how much better the American healthcare system is

[@xxbaffledbrainxx6863]

amsathac Rubbish! I’d rather have to wait a few hours for a minor injury than not go at all because I can’t afford it.

[@amsathac]

Why wouldn’t you be able to afford it?

[@xxbaffledbrainxx6863]

amsathac because of the ridiculously high prices.

[@amsathac]

XxBaffled BrainxX people have health insurance. Most people get given it with work. Remember the nhs isn’t free - you’re still paying for it through your astronomically high taxes in the U.K. it’s a great concept to provide free healthcare for everyone don’t get me wrong. But the nhs is no longer fit for purpose - competition drives prices down. Surgeries get cancelled as there are no beds, rotas unfilled as doctors are leaving, people piled up on trolleys, doctors who invested hundreds of thousands in their training get paid peanuts, your govt treats them like dirt, cancer outcomes are comparable to Eastern Europe standards. Is this what you expect from the fifth largest economy in the world?! You Brits are so blindly in love with your nhs as a national symbol.

[@xxbaffledbrainxx6863]

amsathac I definitely agree with you on a number of different points. The American and British healthcare system are both broken. They are almost as bad as each other but in America it’s a lot more expensive. I understand you can get health insurance but I’ve read a number of different articles which explains that not everyone can afford to get it. Also I’d much rather pay taxes every month than on the spot have to pay thousands of dollars for the littlest of things. The NHS would definitely be alright if the government actually cared in the slightest, bear in mind brexit doesn’t help either. We’ve just got to remember the NHS isn’t all bad like some people make it out to be, it saves millions of lives each day which is something I am grateful for.