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SCHOOLS refer as many patients to pressurised A&Es and Minor Injury Units in Worcestershire as the NHS 111 telephone service according to a 'stark' watchdog survey.
As A&E departments buckle under the strain, a survey shows that nearly a quarter of patients are referred to urgent care services by schools.
Five A&E consultants are leaving our hospitals and patients have been receiving care on trolleys in corridors because of the shortage of beds. Now an urgent care survey by Healthwatch Worcestershire sheds light on patient habits which may add to the pressures on urgent care.
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news...ols_refer_as_many_patients_to_A_E_as_NHS_111/
As A&E departments buckle under the strain, a survey shows that nearly a quarter of patients are referred to urgent care services by schools.
Five A&E consultants are leaving our hospitals and patients have been receiving care on trolleys in corridors because of the shortage of beds. Now an urgent care survey by Healthwatch Worcestershire sheds light on patient habits which may add to the pressures on urgent care.
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news...ols_refer_as_many_patients_to_A_E_as_NHS_111/