New Posts For Thread: Ambulances - 5 people - 8000 calls in a yearhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-yearjust cut them off8000 calls in a year and an ambulance deployed 1500 times for just 5 peoplemeanwhile people with medial emergencies wait 5 hours for an ambulance while those with mostly self-inflicted issues get an ambulance every dayhttp://www.bbc.Ambulances actually sent to these five, is average in the region of one per day.The true situation will be much worse than this, as if you could extrapolate the number of genuine calls from the total of calls, including these worst offenders, there whttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553667949#553667949Ambulances actually sent to these five, is average in the region of one per day.The true situation will be much worse than this, as if you could extrapolate the number of genuine calls from the total of calls, including these worst offenders, there wFri, 09 Mar 2018 06:16:21 -0600actually, you know what, the systems aren't f***d, the people are f****d.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553660493#553660493actually, you know what, the systems aren't f***d, the people are f****d.Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:44:55 -0600just like almost everything in this country, the health system is f******d"Frequent callers" are classed as those who call at least five times in a month, or at least 12 times in three months, and they cost the health service almost £19m a year.wow.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553660491#553660491just like almost everything in this country, the health system is f******d"Frequent callers" are classed as those who call at least five times in a month, or at least 12 times in three months, and they cost the health service almost £19m a year.wow.Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:44:36 -0600Sadly the Tip of the Iceberg many mentally Ill and sick Old people living alone in Big Cities any voice can be a comfort when you have no one ,Lot of the staff at the centers know the callers well , on most occasions an ambulance will not be sent.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553660367#553660367Sadly the Tip of the Iceberg many mentally Ill and sick Old people living alone in Big Cities any voice can be a comfort when you have no one ,Lot of the staff at the centers know the callers well , on most occasions an ambulance will not be sent.Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:08:10 -0600akabula They should be cut off. Tough if they have a real emergency.Their marriage equipment?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553660203#553660203akabula They should be cut off. Tough if they have a real emergency.Their marriage equipment?Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:02:18 -0600Just make it 0898. At least when they talk dirty to the staff, they'll get what they paid for.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553660055#553660055Just make it 0898. At least when they talk dirty to the staff, they'll get what they paid for.Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:10:28 -0600... think i saw a programme on tv about these people that call all the time, mostly mentally unstable, the ambulance service know straight away its 99% false alarm but they have to attend.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553659827#553659827... think i saw a programme on tv about these people that call all the time, mostly mentally unstable, the ambulance service know straight away its 99% false alarm but they have to attend.Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:31:48 -0600ambulance staff insured aint they?there are way too many ambulance chasers but i dont think thats anything to dowith the excess calls being made herehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553659765#553659765ambulance staff insured aint they?there are way too many ambulance chasers but i dont think thats anything to dowith the excess calls being made hereWed, 07 Mar 2018 16:22:10 -0600Absolutely correct treetop, my mate was a paramedic at King's College Hospital for 7 years and she loved the job but had to leave as every single thing she did was under the utmost scrutiny from 'the management' and they made her life hell. It wasn'thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553659725#553659725Absolutely correct treetop, my mate was a paramedic at King's College Hospital for 7 years and she loved the job but had to leave as every single thing she did was under the utmost scrutiny from 'the management' and they made her life hell. It wasn'tWed, 07 Mar 2018 16:18:55 -0600More likely ambulance staff terrified of litigation lawyers.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30994171/ambulances---5-people---8000-calls-in-a-year?post_id=553659609#553659609More likely ambulance staff terrified of litigation lawyers.Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:04:48 -0600