Two 111 HORROR Stories ‼️

I wanted to tell you about Two HORROR Stories I experienced with 111 the non emergency service. It is more than obvious that the people who man these phone lines are reading the directions they have from a sheet of paper and have no real clue as to how prioritise cases.
With the two experiences I had I do long for the days where you could just pickup a phone and talk to someone more efficient. The other thing is I wonder how many of you have had an equal problem.
#nhs #broken #trendingnow

[@DeadEyeSurvivor]

Summing up the NHS on the phone. Press 1 if you're breathing Press 2 if you're already dead.

[@tonytasker489]

2

[@zzacster2478]

😂😂😂

Press 3 to repeat the options.

[@alangood8190]

I'm very sorry but I couldn't understand what you said, could you please repeat that and say it slowly and more clearly. Thank you.

[@harrymacdonald858]

@@tonytasker489 FOOLY VAXT TONY

[@bernicory3722]

My daughter phoned 111 in pain on Sunday and was advised to call her doctor, the doctors automated system said to call 111 what a shit service

[@jonathanj.7344]

Absolute third world stuff

[@bluesrocker91]

Sounds like my local GP. Try to book an appointment online, it tells you the service is unavailable and to phone the surgery. You phone and (if by some miracle you get through) the receptionist tells you to book online. I told her it says online to phone, and she says: "Yes, that's because we've shut the online booking service down." Well why tell me to use it then?

[@jimmyrustle3784]

​@@bluesrocker91 The purpose of doctors receptionists is to fob you off so you go away. The NHS system is non-functional

[@coolcalmcollected3706]

Your GP is closed on Sundays I would imagine, meaning she was most likely told to contact Monday morning , out of hours GPs are rammed with patients with little aches and pains, there are only a certain number of clinical staff available in each practice.. call outs and urgent cases will delay their ability. Sometimes, painkillers and ride it out until GP opens Monday morning is the best option otherwise you'll be making the OOH GPs the villains

[@kenstevens5065]

Last week I was told by my GP reception to go to the pharmacy for an ear infection, told by the pharmacy they couldn't help, go back to the GP, This was without even examining my ear. It is getting beyond a joke. My advice stop allowing population increase to outstrip public services and educate the public as to what can be treated at home. Don't allow A&E or the ambulance service to be used for people not registered with a GP. Dare I say as most people did up to about 30 years ago.

[@mpjkea2000]

My son and family now live in Russia, our new granddaughter being born there. Baby fell ill so phoned for help no equilivent to 111. What happened was an Ambulance arrived with a paramedic and doctor who deals with babies and children. When the baby is born and taken home the doctor visits the family and there after a nurse visits for as long as needed. 111 the biggest con in the NHS.

[@juliebrady8583]

Russia has plenty of problems with their health care system.

[@HajzlHajzl]

​@@juliebrady8583Can you see anyone from the NHS doing that? Not a chance.

[@concernedcitizen7385]

@juliebrady8583 Elighten us please, Julie

[@HajzlHajzl]

@@concernedcitizen7385 She can't

[@MinimalistTheatre333]

If you prefer to live in Russia then that shows how bad the UK currently is.

[@victor-f5c6e]

UK is now a Scary Place to Live - Spending more tax will not fix the problems.

[@mattsmith87]

We will have to spend more on the NHS amongst other things in order to fix it.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

🙄🤣

[@Davy-yt8qg]

We have to spend more on the NHS because its chockablock with non paying dinghy divers ​@@mattsmith87

[@Christine-d2s]

Migrant hotels have medical care, could you go there ? Look online and find out where the hotels are in your area

[@michaelhoggarth89]

Mrs H 🇬🇧 ..Give me the WILL to live ...My husband was struggling to breath so I rang for help only to be told they'll be there in an hour... I had no choice to phone & wake my daughter up ( who was at work the next morning ) who has a family of her own to take him to hospital while I had to wake my complex needs boy up so I could go & look after her children ... Hospital kept him in for 5 days & we where told how lucky he was to reach hospital .. This is horrendous..

[@jwsuicides8095]

Why didn't you just call a taxi to take you?

[@ireneconstant913]

@@jwsuicides8095 If you live on the breadline you don't have money laying about for expensive taxi rides!

[@MissFlight-q8f]

The rib thing is underrated on the pain scale. Can't cough, can't sneeze, can't laugh, can't breathe, can barely move. It's awful.

[@figeepoet]

Exactly! It's one of the worst 'bloodless' injuries you can get in my opinion. I took myself off to A&E back in Dec '23. I'd gone 3 days in pain like I'd never known before, after a fall at a ice rink. I knew it's normally a' heal by itself' thing but, I wanted confirmation I'd not punctured a lung. I got co-codamol too... Normal painkillers don't even touch the sides with busted ribs. 😬😊

[@angusmacmillan5365]

I've had broken/cracked ribs twice in my lifetime and the pain at every move is almost unbearable and lasts for ages. Unfortunately, the only cure seems to be to wait till it gets better and on one occasioy it took about 4 months.

[@loz3135]

Son has this at the moment, off work now for four weeks, and couldn't even use his inhaler correctly for his asthma.

[@MissFlight-q8f]

@@angusmacmillan5365 Mine took around the same time.

[@AgnesSmith6458]

Two cracked ribs during lockdown, went to A&E early evening, empty but for me and one other person. Loads of staff floating about, luckily my lung wasn't punctured. Offered me anti-inflammatories which I can't have due to suffering anaphylactic shock a few years before after taking one. They didn't check my notes and rolled their eyes when I explained, allergic to codine to. Nothing they could do, not their fault, but it was the worst pain ever and I couldn't take any pain relief except paracetamol which didn't touch the pain! 😩

[@frankielov]

Last time I’ve visited the hospital I thought I was in a migrant Hotel 😳

[@martindunstan8043]

Did you get a PlayStation and DJ lessons?

[@frankielov]

@@martindunstan8043 nope I never had a rubber boat I d card.

[@martindunstan8043]

@frankielov 🤣👍

[@kevinchristian1547]

It is shocking to know how many health workers are from overseas. The NHS would be finished without them.

[@RichardPadden-q7k]

​@@kevinchristian1547. The NoHopeService is finished because of them.

[@Mizgit107]

I rang 111 3 days in a row as my Dad was not right. Told them his symptoms, they ask to speak to Him, (i had power of attorney) he said he was ok. On the 3rd time of ringing he had a stroke while i was still on the phone. If they had listened to me on the first call he may still have been here

[@debbiehildebrant4943]

Sorry for your loss. Very sad.

[@jwsuicides8095]

Why didn't you take him to A&E?

[@wecandothiswarriors]

Because there should be an ambulance. Perhaps she didn’t have a car, and probably too ill to move. Try thinking 🙄

[@fenlander7114]

Perhaps their actions were deliberate

[@catherinesyme901]

I’m so sorry, 🙏💕🇳🇿

[@MissFlight-q8f]

Could this have anything to do with the extra 4 million incomers to our country since 2019?

[@valeriegrimshaw1365]

But I thought they WERE doctors and engineers......

[@jwsuicides8095]

@valeriegrimshaw1365 👏

[@ritabrady7444]

@valeriegrimshaw1365No Valerie. They are being prepped for martial law.

[@johnnyhollis9977]

That depends on where you live I think. If you are in a city or very near one, the chances are there will be a load of them there. They tend to colonise big towns and cities. Thankfully I live in a rural area where everybody speaks English fluently which is quite refreshing! 😉👍

[@MissFlight-q8f]

@@johnnyhollis9977 They have to be near big cities so they can work in takeaways and claim UC simultaneously 😆

[@davidowen7793]

A&E is rammed because you can't see your GP and 111 is useless.

[@petersloane5214]

You've hit the nail on the head. Now ......if we can see it...why can't the tossers in charge see it?🤔

[@Charonupthekuiper]

And you can't see your GP because the country is rammed.

[@andymatthews7617]

ABSOLUTELY, TRY GETTING ANTI BIOTICS.

[@Maljai]

You can't see your GP because in lockdown they found out they could away with not seeing you and just carried it on. My GPs surgery never has more than one person in it, I know cos if I need anything I go in rather than phone and be number one in the queue for 20 minutes.

[@calunderhill7014]

It's rammed with foreigners, that's why you can't get to see anyone 😮

[@JessicaDrury2000]

My only experience of 111 is the Mental Healtn Crisis Team, you phone up when you are distressed, and then you get told we will call you back but it might be 8 hours

[@alexbowman7582]

More than a few fractured ribs can be serious, life threatening.

[@lioneldickerson1550]

We should be able to see our local doctor, this will relieve A&E. 111 will not be required then. I am not sure what our local doctors are doing all day long🤔.

[@BlackGriffin195]

I had an odd "turn" thirty years ago and twenty minutes later our GP pitched up at the door. Happy days. Yesterday, more serious, rang 111 and "we are very busy at the moment" (this was after spending half the day trying to raise the same local GPsurgery) and end up pressing numerous buttons before being cut off. Eventually got through, thousands of irrelevant questions later was told a medical practioner would call me. Then the fun started, I couldn't understand her...... I will end the story here. I am still alive, but no thanks to the hallowed NHS. Give me my fifty years of contributions back and I will go private.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

I’ve had that , where I couldn’t understand a word she said. I had to end the call . They are taking the per

[@fenlander7114]

NHS the iceberg of socialism

[@sezwho8561]

111 a joke G Ps a joke N H S a joke but no one's laughing.

[@stephenjon3502]

Well done Brexit patriots 👏🏻 You got what you voted for.

[@fenlander7114]

@@stephenjon3502that was feeble gaslighting

[@aileenspence3080]

111 was supposed to redirect patients, but it’s just made things worse

[@riv4196]

I thought i was having a heart attack. Tried getting through and got 111. God knows how long i was on there begging them to help me. And then when i finally did convince them to send an ambulance it took 2 hours to arrive. I got to the point that I ended up going outside into the street as i thought to myself "well at least if I collapse or die, someone might find me". Absolute state of this country. Id have 10x better service in brazil.

[@Barefootsewer]

Why didn't you phone 999 if you thought you were having a heart attack?

[@riv4196]

@@Barefootsewer i did and they said the ambulances were busy and to call 111

[@Barefootsewer]

@@riv4196 the 9's would have assessed your symptoms as non urgent then, 111 can't just open another box of ambulances if the 9's run out

[@riv4196]

@Barefootsewer ah yes. Lips turning blue is non-urgent. And everyone who works there is infallable and 100% competant. I see i see. Got ya.

[@Barefootsewer]

@@riv4196 are you trying to tell me you told the 999 operator that lips were turning blue and they never sent out an ambulance? Just for your info 111 don't keep spare ambulances under their desks just in case 999 run out. Why don't you try doing the job if you're so sure you can do better

[@nolickspittle4753]

GPs aren't seeing people and time wasters go to A&E...meanwhile people die of septicemia...don't worry though assisted dying will cut waiting lists!

[@PeterMackett]

They are not medical professionals, just call handlers asking totally pointless questions while you get worse!, easier just to go to A&E!

[@jandances1687]

Bet they are in India too..

Like the guy said - they read from a prepared sheet.

[@Barefootsewer]

They're not ​@@jandances1687

[@oliverreedslovechild]

" You think your wifes having a stroke? just pop her round to your local A&E " My local A&E IS A £25 cab ride or 15 miles away. That's what the lovely paramedics said would have happened if I' d been daft enough to phone 111 instead of 999. The 999 operator asked sensible questions and said they'd activated an ambulance as soon as I'd said ' stroke '. just over 30 minutes later she was on her way to East Surrey Hospital were she was looked after very well. It has to be said though that other parts of that hospital don't know whether it's CHristmas or Easter!

[@jwsuicides8095]

Why wouldn't you pay the cab fare to go to hospital?

[@lauralauralaura222]

@@jwsuicides8095you’re obviously not poor !

[@lesleysmith107]

Why would you ring 111 instead of 999 in the case of a stroke?

[@robertcatterall6514]

Last time I used 111 it took two days to get Back to me ..Absolutely waste of space 👍

[@jimrodger5341]

111 calls should be answered by medical professionals, at least not someone reading prompt sheet. They are not sure, so send you to A&E to cover their butt's

[@jonathanj.7344]

I know crack ribs are very painful Andy, I've had this many times in the past. In 4 weeks after the fall you will be back to normal. Once you feel a lump forming over the break, you are on the mend. I found rubbing in comfrey ointment helps the bones heal, and wrapping a crepe bandage around the body gives some support and also helps relieve the pain.

[@simondavids9438]

After ringing 111 at 11 o'clock this morning finally got a Dr to ring us back at 6.30 tonight.

[@Jako-fh8zg]

I’ve been a nurse 25 years now, 111 is just a gate keeping service. A&E is well out of date, they need redesign. To have a separate A&E for serious cases and an almost GP like unit where those not so serious are directed to. This could be for stitches and the like, but hubs in areas of cities that deal with minor injuries to prevent unnecessary hospital attendance, much like New Zealand.

[@jwsuicides8095]

Sounds good!

[@shayne109]

don't they already do this to an extent? in my area i have a choice (kinda) if i want A&E i can go to Great Western in swindon or Royal Berks at Reading less urgent i can go to the MIU at Newbury (closest to my location) my only gripe with this is the MIU is days only so if i say trip and fracture something in the evening i'll have to go and tie up space at one of the two mentioned A&E's and if an ambulance were involved this would tie the crew up for some time due to the distances involved. why the hell aren't the MIU's available around the clock as surly logic would suggest most cases don't require the facility's of a fully kitted A&E Dep!!!

[@Jako-fh8zg]

@@shayne109 hopefully we are moving that way 👍 at the moment ambulances crews are stacked up at A&E waiting to hand over patients, which I’m sure they are frustrated to high hell with. It is so fixable, but has been put in the “too hard basket”. NHS waste £ millions on out of date and unnecessary products, or staff not using the right product - e.g, dressings and wound management. It’s the same as our education & political system, it’s based on the needs of people in an era long gone, we need services form2025 and beyond

[@fenlander7114]

@@Jako-fh8zgNHS should be world’s biggest generic drug manufacturer, both for own use and to sell to rest of the world to then help subsidise the service in UK.

[@SaltimusMaximus]

Forget 111, A&E is the real problem, they nearly killed me a few years ago, they said I had a uti and sent me home with antibiotics, turns out they hadn’t done all the blood tests, I had a Pulmonary Embolism and double pneumonia, I was rushed back in critically ill two days later. I went through agony for days that could have been avoided and could have died, you can’t get compensation so they don’t give a toss, if you complain they will just say we apologise, some of the staff the first couple of days were appalling the way they dealt with you. Never thought I would ever shout at someone in a hospital but they were vile, I heard some mocking an old guy with dementia

[@silverhearttribe]

Our A and E has been downgraded. They've closed cottage hospitals and local elderly care hosptals, centralised everything... So the older generation, are now effectively bed blocking as they aren't fit enough to go home, but not ill enough for hospital care and are waiting for home care or nursing home places to become availble. We then get gp surgeries wanting appointments, etc booked onlune... Great if you have internet, smart phone etc and understand how to use them ( and can read the tiny screen) Too many managers, painting rainbows and not enough trained nursing staff A few years ago my GP sauce I had plantar fasciitis... It turns out I'd a broken ankle.The I've lost faith in doctors / system

[@carlstewart8787]

Criminal.

[@CherylWoolliscroft]

I believe its all done purposley..to force you to pay private

[@bernardedwards8461]

Trouble is that so many patients are doing that, the private sector has waiting lists as well.

[@Oceansgreen]

Yes, I do too.

[@lin4truth71]

My neighbours daughter is a doctor and she and her family have relocated to Canada because she's so sick of the NHS.

[@douglasbooth6836]

I had a quintuple heart bypass a few years ago. I took up cycling to get healthy. One day I crashed my bike. I broke 5 ribs, a collarbone and punctured a lung. I was in the middle of the road. A doctor stopped and called 999. They wouldn’t send an ambulance. 🙈

[@mysticbeastproductions6811]

We have the same service in Ontario, Canada. They do the same. Another waste of taxpayers money.

[@factualbreakdown3072]

Broken ribs require attention at a hospital.

[@jonathanj.7344]

They would normally say there's nothing they can do except for time to take it's course. I know because I've been there.

[@JMN-n2j3EBE777]

Years ago you would go to hospital and have an X-ray to check the broken rib isn’t piercing the lung etc.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

Now, they just leave you to die . What a complete and utter shi@ show we’re in

[@colinGibson-w1m]

you never recover from broken ribs if someone makes you laugh out loud unexpectedly you get a massiive tear across your chest that leaves you in pain for 10 to 15 mins.

[@jwsuicides8095]

Sounds awful.

[@astraeanova4280]

I live in Scotland and I have to tell you that the Scottish 111 is really good, they do ask many questions but they generally get things resolved in the right way. But I am sorry that you are having so much trouble with them where you are, it really shouldn't be happening.

[@Sidb26]

This affects everyone, we all will be ringing that number at one point in our lives and i dont want to think what might happen to me or my loved ones

[@ThompsonsCollectables]

My daughter in law went to Canterbury last summer with her husband and elderly relatives, one of whom collapsed in Whitefriars centre and they called 999 as she was not coherent, was wheezing and struggled to talk and breathe. FOUR HOURS LATER….a paramedic team arrived who didn’t appear to be in a hurry at all whilst she had sat on the ground with a borrowed cushion and was drifting in and out of consciousness. If it had been a stroke or heart attack they would have been calling a coroner instead. The lady had suffered a heart arrhythmia episode which had caused her to have insufficient oxygen and made her collapse. After 48 hours in hospital she recovers fortunately, but it could have been much worse. And doctors? Worse. 12 weeks to get an appointment at the Grange Practice. Better off calling a vet….like the CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla…he knows sod all about humans but can fix your dog!

[@garry5280]

NHS aka No Help Service also known as National homicide service

[@wecandothiswarriors]

🎯

[@william-i8b]

I take it you do not use such a service as you describe. Whether that is because you never get ill or you are so bloody rich you can go private, most people can't, that is why we thank the NHS and clap the workers during deadly pandemics. Most people love the NHS and do not want people like you or the mouthy cabby slating it off!

[@MichaelCampin]

They cant help you with broken ribs unlike in the past when they used binding used do no help at all

[@lenag6019]

Having broken ribs before, I know how that feels. You can't move, can't breathe and getting out of bed is a nightmare. And there's nothing for it but to wait for it to heal. Best wishes.❤

[@audreyhudson4596]

Getting in and out of bed is a nightmare. I had a rolled up towel that I pressed to my chest to get in and out of bed.

[@Palominohusky]

Hi, Andy, My son rang 111 when I started to have chest pains, I do have an existing heart problem, the call taker said a Dr would call back within the hour. After 9 yes 9 hours waiting and the pain getting worse, my son rang 999, they were there within a few minutes and much against my will, persuaded me to go to hospital. The phone had rung just as the Ambulance arrived, but whether that was the Dr or just another ‘we haven’t forgotten you’ call I shall never know!!!!! Don’t bother with 111, it’s useless!

[@jwsuicides8095]

Why were you all so passive? Why not get yourself to A&E? "Against my will" etc, etc...either you were bad or you weren't.

[@Palominohusky]

@jwsuicides8095 I am of the age, 87 ,where we do not make a fuss if we can help it, I am sorry if my actions were not to your liking, but, unlike the younger generation, we don’t go to AE with a broken fingernail. You wait, hoping it will get better, but eventually you have to give in! Like many of my age, you avoid going to Hospital in case you end up with something else. I have lost two friends who were admitted to Hospital with one thing and acquired an infection whilst there and passed away because of that infection, nothing to do with their original condition. I think you will find that the older generation is very stoic. I wish you good health, PAX.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

111 is only for advice. Call 999 if you suspect a heart attack.

[@DebbieLayton-Scott]

Like you, I have sometimes phoned 111, only to be asked a barrage of unrelated questions to my condition. Thank you for sharing your experience. Oh for the days when your friendly GP was always available.

[@zzacster2478]

I fractured my ribs years ago on a motocross bike Jesus Christ it was one of the most painful things ever I know what you went through, pal

[@killpop8255]

One day we will have to report you to sink blasphemy laws.

[@Magicwerx]

@@killpop8255 lol 👍

[@markbullock1931]

I have been diagnosed with heart failure waiting to see a cardiologist for 8 months they are hoping I won't survive. No Hope Service.

[@RobertFox-s6l]

Just don't laugh and you can cut the pain in half. I feel for you. God bless you Andy.

[@janalex604]

My housebound 77 year old aunts social worker requested her GP visit her at home. Despite the surgery being just across the road and less than 30 seconds away they refused. Disgusting is all I can say.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

Mostly non British and yes that’s a lot to do with it. Lazy work ethic

[@conormacdougal2344]

When your family doctor knew you , that was half the solution. Yes the GP was available pretty much 24/7. What with EU hours of practice this went out the window. Nowadays if your get ill, don't let it be at the weekend as any help will be poor and a long time coming.

[@sandrapritchard9810]

I am waiting to have my gallbladder removed and have very painful flare ups from time to time. A few months ago I had a really bad flare up and was in excruciating pain so my son called 111 for advice. They couldnt offer much help so the call ended. An hour later an ambulance arrived and insisted in taking me to hospital. The hospital doctor said they couldnt do anything as my gallbladder needed removing and I would need to wait until I was called in for the op. He was quite abrupt with me and said I shouldnt have wasted Ambulance and hospital time. I hadnt called for Ambulance. It was 111 that called for one.

[@margarets195]

I broke 3 ribs quite a while ago now 2 on my left side n 1 on my right and my pain pain was horrendous. So I can sympathise with you absolutely horrid pain. It hurts to just breath never mind walking about.

[@NoahLot-c5h]

I went to my surgery to ask for an appointment and was told to phone them and get in a queue.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

All while GPS and nurses visit the hotels. Bloggers have actually recorded this happening

[@HamersHamers]

It's fine , everything is fine. sir two Keir weird will get you sorted.!

[@william-i8b]

But it was the Tories who introduced it with the LD coalition!

[@jackking5567]

I once had a call handler on the 111 system laugh at my situation. That's how bad it has become.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

I bet the call handler had a scrawny neck. Personally I think that’s disgusting

[@Magicwerx]

Get rid of it,absoluteley waste of time and resources.

[@suepoole8323]

I fell on my hip, on a Friday evening, knew I had done damage, 111 were no use and 12+ hours ambulance queues, Told them I would make my own way, managed to get inside, dosed up with pain killers all night and got a taxi 6 a.m next morning, finally was seen at 1 pm, no seats or wheelchairs available so had to stand most of the time, get my own drinks and walk myself to the loo. 5 p.m admitted with cracked neck of femur, didn't opt for new hip, cracks heal in around 6 weeks if you stay off them, hip healed well, but the pain is still 24/7 almost 3 years now and they are only just trying to find out why.. I refuse to ring 111 or go to A + E (which now stands for anything and everything and not accident and emergency) Dr's phone lines are down have to walk down to make an appointment, my Son made his appt on way home, 19th February first available.. how? if no one can ring, e-mail or text them, no queues around the block and 5 Dr's in practice are they fully booked for 2 more weeks. Local walk-in clinic from now on for me.

[@jwsuicides8095]

That's sounds bloody horrendous. Even normally I find it hard to sit up for any period and twice in A&E I've just had to lay down on the dirty floor.

[@justinmobile8112]

After my last experience with 111 when I first caught COVID and thought I was going to pass out or have a heart attack, I wouldn't use them again. Approx. 12 hours until I got an appointment arranged by some other GP surgery as they didn't want to make a decision, for a GP telephone appointment with my own GP. Told by 111 if my heart got worse and I felt I was having a heart attack to ring 999. I mean what is the point after answering dozens of questions to be told how to suck eggs. Total waste of money, box ticking triage nonsense to put the rest of the NHS behind a pseudo paywall. It was a massive eye opener to how alone we are at a time when you think help will be a phone call away.

[@sueflitcroft8139]

I used to work as a nurse. In the days when you could ring your local doctor's surgery and speak to a receptionist, I used to ring up and use as much medical jargon as possible. Got an appointment quite quickly because the receptionist didn't understand all the medical terms

[@andywoolley4980]

Bye the time you have answered all the questions your be beyond help!

[@DeborahWhittington-i4h]

The pain is horrendous you can't laugh or cough or move and you can't mend them.

[@plasterer1672]

Like every thing else . Over streched with immigrants

[@colinanderson7384]

Yes, and that us taxpayers paying for the illegals are at the back of the queue.

[@stuartperry3761]

I've suffered broken ribs, no joking matter. The NHS is broken goes with the whole failure of the UK.

[@Painey66]

I don't bother with 111, instead I go to my local witch doctor

[@william-i8b]

Which doctor is that?

[@michaelwheatland4565]

Reading off a crib sheet, the system is F….ed and it’s been descending into chaos for the last 30 years. I too have personal experience over that period and it’s been a shambles for a very long time, like the whole country really.

[@Mike-tb5gj]

Andy, I sympathise - I broke three ribs playing football (hard ground!) The ain of that was more than I had endured at any time of my life. I had it diagnosed, then went to bed for a week or so, and healed slowly!! Wouldn't want that again.... All the best mate - keep up the good work.

[@nineoclockhero]

called 111 told i needed to get to hospital, they said they would get me an ambulance, 40 minutes later and in increasing agony phoned ambulance myself, no record of any callout! Long story short when I was eventually treated the Nurses and Doctors couldn't believe I wasn't dead or dying.

[@OwrSid]

111 are a joke. In 2019 I called 111 for advice in relation to pain I was in. I listened to their advice. The next day I called them again because the pain was excruciating and they advised to take pain relief. I said I can't go on like this and I said I was going up A&E. The call handler told me that I couldn't go to A&E because they did not deem my problem an emergency. I went up A&E, turns out that I had an infection, I had Sepsis and within hours was in theatre. I complained about 111 and named the call handlers - all fell on deaf ears.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

Group think . They defend each other. Reminds me of the covid years and now the died suddenly.

[@johnnyhollis9977]

Our doctor advised us to call 111 Tuesday 4th in the early evening. The call centre guy was pretty clear that a lot of the questions may prove to be irrelevant! That was after the recorded options press 1 etc etc! Anyway the upshot was that an experienced doctor called back very quickly and asked more relevant questions to the condition and advised that a Paramedic team would be sent to assess the problem further and then take the necessary action. They were brilliant so a shout out to them and they did a load of tests before taking the patient to A&E. Although very long winded, on this occasion it proved to be the right way forward. The patient is now in hospital making a slow improvement. Having said all of that a 999 call for an ambulance would have ended in the same result.

[@davidwandless4103]

I've had the 111 experience but they do say at the beginning that ost of the questions they ask will not be relevant to your condition, which proves they are reading from a script. Unfortunately they don't treat broken ribs. Only yesterday I was at our local A&E supporting a friend that had an injury. This is now the ONLY A&E in Northumberland supporting from Berwick in the North to Newcastle 63 miles South and an area of just under 2,000 square miles, but to my surprise it was almost empty yet the media say thet are rammed to bursring point. Aaaaah mainstream media.......don't you just love 'em (not).

[@PhilRobbins-t3j]

I rang 111 2 years ago. Described my symptoms and they said a clinition would ring me back. 36 HOURS later the phone rang, again. It was 111, I described my syptoms and was told to go immediatly to my local A&E. It turns out I had the classic symptoms of a heart attack. 2 weeks later I had to have a triple heart bypass. 111 was absolutly useless.

[@wobblywheeler6682]

"What the hell happened?" 🤔 Let's say a shed load of non-English speaking doctors, lawyers, solicitors, etc. dumped on our doorstep at the taxpayer's expense... 😑

[@william-i8b]

I take it you don't want foreign doctors and nurses in the NHS. I just wonder how you voted since 2010, when the coalition Tories and LD introduced the 111 system, and starved the NHS of money. Now we train our British NHS staff up and they disappear to more lucrative jobs in far off lands, leaving us with your shed load of non-English speaking doctors and nurses, although I have never been seen or cared for by one that could not speak English.

[@wobblywheeler6682]

@william-i8b 🤣 I guess you don't know sarcasm and where the original paraphrase came from? 🙄

[@garywright4233]

So pre Covid, I picked up my son from school. He was bleeding from his mouth. I took him straight to the doctors surgery. Receptionist told me because he was bleeding from his mouth he should see a dentist . I phoned the dentist. Had to wait a week for appointment. Got home rang 111. They told me a doctor would ring within 2 hours and not to ring back. No phone call. Decided in the end to drive him to A&E. He was now bleeding from his nose and finger nails. My son was seriously ill. He was diagnosed with ATP. He needed 6 units of haemoglobin. If I hadn’t taken him to A&E he would have died. The system totally failed him that day. Sometimes it works fine and sometimes it doesn’t. Always go with your gut. Royal Bournemouth Hospital have been brilliant with his care going forward. Especially the Jigsaw centre.

[@HeiligeZiege]

This Realm is designed to fail. It has to be reset. Build back better.

[@integinteg9222]

It needs change. Reset is WEF speak

[@carlstewart8787]

BBB = 666.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

AI health care. Tip toe to no human touch .

[@wecandothiswarriors]

AI diagnosing ailments , recommending meds .. Kerching for big pharma .

[@william-i8b]

The right wing parties do not want to reset the NHS, they want to get rid of it in favour of an insurance based system, which is just for the fortunate not everyone.

[@simondickinson5577]

Contact your local MP. I had to do that with mine to sort a care package out with the local NHS Trust when they were dragging their feet. All of a sudden the NHS Trust stopped dragging their feet and the care package was sorted.

[@wendymilkins8938]

You can not see GP,s face to face you can’t just call make an appointment, they have more money but don’t see patients.

[@yvonnebell4025]

My grandson, who is just turned 3, at 7 weeks old he stopped breathing. I got him back after dialling 999, with no answer. Finally got him stable and took him by car to A E. Was nearly at the hospital when they rang me back and told me to pull over, and they'd get a blue light. Sorry, i have no sympathy for the NHS.

[@jwsuicides8095]

Bloody hell!!!! x

[@josiestevens-percival6299]

Exactly the same-whenever I ring. 111

[@bunnyjade]

My friend fell and one of her fractured ribs pierced her lung. She was seriously ill.They actually seem to have done the right thing on this occasion. Blaming 111 when there are obvious other issues is quite frankly irresponsible

[@Tom-c1q2k]

biked 4 years peddles. loved kick start. n i am fully aware of danny. coller bones both there not that bad. cracked ribs are bad n 3 to 4 months. cant SNEESE COUGH OR LAUGH. BROKEN ribs are so much worse. n take ages just to reknit n then 3 to 4 again. cracked so many other bones to many to mention. on my last x rays. so many stress fracture repairs on my bones really hard to tell where the cracks are. stay safe on there.

[@lennyh500]

Odd, when I busted a rib, I was told to breathe deeply to hasten healing.

[@lesleyking66]

I could quite easily become the Tommy Robinson of the NHS with the experiences I’ve had, right now I’m waiting for a coroner’s inquest

[@torquetheprisoner]

the most scary thing about 111is you have to pay to ring 111

[@Barefootsewer]

No you don't, its free for mobiles and landlines. You pay for 101 the police non emergency number

[@roysinclair7554]

All part of the destruction of Capitalist Social structure. Services must be overwhelmed.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

For their stakeholder capitalism

[@bertibear1300]

It never worked when I was a pharmacist.Tried to complain but not allowed to.

[@plbingham]

I phoned 111 once, symptoms suggested to me I had the start of shingles. After going through the symptoms she was going to arrange an emergency ambulance as she thought I was having a heart attack! Insisting I wasn't, she got a nurse to call me back who after getting the same discussion agreed I had the start of shingles and to try and get in to local doc for strong pain killers

[@barrytait-f9s]

i was sat in the ambulance 6 hours, however being nosey i wandered the hospital late at night,, no staff, no patients, and all toilet seats cling filmed,

[@jwsuicides8095]

I've never called an ambulance when I could walk around a hospital...

[@nopretribrapture2318]

Talking about 111 here's a scripture about Jesus Christ coming back after hell on earth, which is increasing incrementally, Matthew 24 and Acts 1:11 He will come back in the END 😢

[@AntonHoward-mx9sb]

I've done my ribs 3-4 times, it hurts a bit whether you are breathing, walking, laughing or having a pony. Only thing I've had that was worse is a broken back, that was on another level.

[@sandraharris6393]

I wouldn"t trust 111 to handle a dodgy fart.

[@enfield7123]

If you're English you can't see a doctor

[@killpop8255]

Immigrants take priority. A big story many weeks ago.

[@Anonymous56657]

This is so true. I went to the hospital recently and was in waiting to be seen. All these immigrants came in and all of them got seen before me. I asked the receptionist why they were being seen before me if they arrived after me. The receptionist said it was because they were Muslim. I couldn’t believe my ears. She said if you are a Muslim and non-white English then you will be seen quicker. It made my blood boil. Please share this story, it’s 100% true. Honest to God.

[@jwsuicides8095]

@@Anonymous56657 The govt page that showed the priority was shared weeks back but now it's been taken down. I'm now so sick other people have to pick up my regular medication for me but when I was still ineptly staggering in to the chemist to get it myself I remember waiting in so much pain and worried I was about to pass out as everything was swirling around....while I was waiting the drug addicts were coming in knocking on a partition window and getting their replacement drugs straight away and hopping off...just insane.

[@william-i8b]

I see mine, also have regular tests. The NHS has given me 9 years after my heart attack, and at least 7 years for my wife since her strangulated hernia. Love the NHS not mouthy cabbies.

[@Anonymous56657]

Can’t believe people actually believed my made up story. What numpties.

[@johnp99550]

My own experience is completely different. 111 has saved me going to the GP or A&E.

[@Chrisbarnett1927]

Having a stroke, 2years ago .111 shit 999 no ambulance , so had to take a taxi

[@ozzyheather9242]

I wouldn't call 111 if I thought I needed medical care.

[@mickeymousegoofey6224]

Me too!! So saturday before xmas I got shingles, suffered over the weekend then went to the GP, guess what, yep no appointments. So I had already checked and shingles is treatable by the pharmacist so I went there. Yes they said take a seat nd the ineviable questios occur until I mentioned I was o sulfasalizine at which point it all ground to a halt and they said they could not proceed because I was immuno compromised. However if ic all 111 they can issue a prescription electronically to the pharmacy and off we go. So I went home got through to 111 had a conversation lasting about ten minutes consisting of questions at the end of which they agreed with what the pharmacist had said but there were no doctors to issue a prescription. A joke !!

[@terrier-ist2760]

The 111 receptionist on the phone is not going to say don't go and seek further medical advice, because of any repercussions, the only advice that they can give is see a doctor it's a pointless service.

[@DM-it2ch]

Think about it: 90%+ of all NHS doctors, and around 50% of nurses, along with virtually ALL NHS managers and administrators HAVE PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE.

[@danbroome8772]

Been Through The System Three Times Doctor.Specialist.Consultant Surgeon. And Been Told Three Times By Specialists! Sorry Too Scared 😱 To Do This Surgery? PRIVATE SECTOR? Bring Back MOD SURGEONS! 🙏🏼💯🤣👍😉☝️💯

[@andywrollo2915]

I was having a serious heart attack. Rang 111 Dr rang an hour later. Go to a and e. Doh. Went to a and e who were brilliant. Then flown in helicopter to Portsmouth hospital and operated on. Tankful. Im pain again. Speak to a atupid receptionist who think theyre a Dr. Can't get appointment. Feel like i dont care if i drop dead. Had enough.

[@catch22again]

I had an accident and couldnt get to see a GP so dialled 111. They made me an appointment for me with a GP at my surgery. When I turned up for this appointment the GP had cancelled it without telling me why. Some months later I suddenly developed breathing problems at about 16.00 hrs and Called 111 again. They said I needed to get to hospital so I needed to phone 999. I phoned three times and each time was told an ambulance was on its way. At 22.00 hrs I recieved a phone call from the ambulance service by which time I was so angry that I said I couldnt talk to them. An ambulance never turned up. When I phoned my GP surgery a few days later the recorded message said " if you are having a heart attack or suffering breathing problems then phone 999.!

[@stewartmcdermott6576]

Hi last year I was taken 8 time to hospital and was put through the same process every time, blood tests, extra extra extra. , I was nackard warm out with lack of sleep. They did help but one shouldn't have to go through the same process every time I left hospital nackard and was pleased to get home for a good night's sleep. If I was given what I asked for in the first place I wouldn't have had to go in another 7 times. My experience was not the best with the NHS. But thanks t

[@DGHodgson-o8z]

Hi Andy, my brother phoned me one night to say he was in agony with pains in his side, worst pain he's ever had, so i told him to phone 999, he wouldn't listen and said he would phone 111, he called me back after his call to say they'd told him to take some painkillers and see what it was like in the morning and if it's still bad, call an ambulance, I told him, you might not be here in the morning phone 999 but again he wouldn't. I got another call the next day to say he was in hospital, he'd been in so much pain he made an emergency appointment with his doctor but had collapsed in the street and paramedics had arrived and whisked him into a&e. In the hospital he was told that had he left it any longer, they couldn't have saved him. I tell everyone Never phone 111 always 999.

[@jwsuicides8095]

OMG!

[@peterscott234]

I went to A&E at the luton and dunstable hospital at about 11:30am a few months ago. I had a torn MCL. There were about 50 people waiting most just had sniffles. There was a poor old guy with a blood soaked bandage on his head and a couple of old ladies with tubes coming out of their noses. After 3 hours I was triaged and told to wait for the doctor. The guy with the head injury was looking more and more sick as another 20 people filled the A&E. I was on my own but some people with the sniffls seem to have their whole family and neighbours with them and would not give their seats up to the older people. Then the school PE injuries came in another 20 or so people but most were sent to the children's section. At about 3pm the counter announced that people would have to come back tomorrow - I thought wtf! I got a taxi back to my place and then went private. NHS is absolutely disgusting.

[@angelamcgovern1525]

Had asthma attack yesterday, 111 booked me in to a&e as I live close to hospital, quicker than sending ambulance, hospital was fantastic was in all night, got treatment, plus medication, doctors and nurses were working their nuts off.