NHS to review plans to divert patients from hospital A&E departments

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NHS England has launched a national review into schemes to divert patients away from A&E departments.

According to the Daily Telegraph, the investigation is in response to the death of a 44-year-old man who was turned away from a Bristol A&E department while a pilot scheme to ease pressure was in place, and instead seen by a GP service.

NHS England was unable to say whether its £1 million review had been launched before or after the death of David Birtwistle, who died of a pulmonary embolism in November two days after being diverted from the department.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ments-david-birtwhistle-bristol-a7856386.html
 
That poor man. :(
 
Aye. But if he had a PE sufficient to kill him, his chances of surviving in hospital would be slim to say the least. That's no excuse, mind. :(
 
Is that blood clots on the lungs? My Mum had them and took herself to hospital on the bus! 😱 They kept her in a few days...
 
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