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Post by Bugs on Oct 23, 2009 10:29:15 GMT
PEOPLE living in north Northumberland are being encouraged to give their views about plans to build a new hospital in Berwick. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is organising a series of roadshows during the coming weeks to find out what people want from a new hospital Link to full story: www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/Tell-us-what-you-want.5753739.jp |
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Post by boozysuzi on Oct 23, 2009 11:27:02 GMT
they could just modernise Berwick infirmary, put in a resident doctor,and open it up at night.asda has better opening hours than berwick infirmary.! its a bad job when a 90 yr old needs a couple of stitches in a wound and has to travel to wansbeck in the middle of the nite to have it done. or wait on a doctor travellng up from the newcaste area with a driver .the doctor gets paid approx £100 per hour and quite often can hardly speak english. ITS MAD!
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Post by grumpy on Oct 23, 2009 12:05:09 GMT
aye and if they can't speak english they get an translator  have to say tho it was a german dr. that got ma father in law to wansbeck quick as a flash or he wouldn't be here the day |
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Post by Bugs on Oct 23, 2009 12:34:22 GMT
They bombed my nana's house in Wallsend, y'know.....
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Post by boozysuzi on Oct 23, 2009 13:25:14 GMT
weve had a german one atwork, he was ok but one night wehad a japanese one . the poor patient had had the diarrhoea(not many folk can spell that !) and he wouldnt go into her room till the aroma cleared !.mind his driver was broad geordie an we could have done with a translator for him
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Post by grumpy on Oct 23, 2009 14:28:10 GMT
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Post by samsplint on Oct 23, 2009 20:14:23 GMT
The reason we have these docs is coz the Berwick ones opted out of providing after hrs care and now the docs at tweedmouth hav said they will not be covering the hospital at all.
The minor injuries unit is open 24/7
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Post by boozysuzi on Oct 24, 2009 0:01:46 GMT
speaking from experience sam,if we have anyone with a minor injuryat workduring the nite B I will not admit them its either wansbeck or B.G.H.
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Post by samsplint on Oct 24, 2009 5:33:02 GMT
Thats right they will not admit them but thy will be treated a in the minor injury unit and if the nurse or doc on duty thinks they need down the road they go unless it was at the start of this week when wansbeck was full so everything was going to BGH
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Post by boozysuzi on Oct 24, 2009 8:29:52 GMT
well weve never been able to get anybody treated at B I not even for minor injury so unless the paramedics can treat them its off down the road . even the out of hours district nurses are based this side of newcastle and only2 nurses cover the area from there up to berwick,over by wooler,rothbury and sometime as far as hexham area. thats bad!
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Post by grumpy on Oct 24, 2009 8:44:11 GMT
yes my young nephew had to go to wansbeck with a minor injury |
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Post by samsplint on Oct 24, 2009 13:39:52 GMT
I may be wrong here but as far as I am aware there is a doc in the hospittal till midnight then it is covered by nordoc out of Long Benton. If an ambulance is called to treat someone the crew make the decision what hospittal they are going to usually Wansbeck but can be borders or the Royal at Edinburgh, it is unusual for an ambulance to go to Berwick as it is classed if you need an ambulance it is not a minor injury
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Post by emre on Oct 24, 2009 20:35:49 GMT
ive been told the 24/7 finishes at 8pm but if a doc is still there you may be lucky
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Post by Bugs on Oct 24, 2009 21:12:56 GMT
Best if we all just stay healthy, then |
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Post by samsplint on Oct 24, 2009 21:38:43 GMT
There is staff covering the unit 24/7. I know 1 of the nurses that works nights
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