Scotland's Failing NHS
Services across #Lothian are under extreme and sustained pressure. DO NOT come to the emergency department unless it is life threatening. Find out more: https://t.co/AzzT7PKKqG pic.twitter.com/l27DitJU0m
— NHS Lothian (@NHS_Lothian) October 26, 2021
Scotland's health service is in a disgraceful state when NHS Lothian is putting out a message telling people not to attend A&E unless their situation is 'life threatening'.
Humza Yousaf, the SNP health minister, said the same thing recently, but how many people will make the wrong call and stay at home instead of going to hospital to have their chest pain or some other worrying condition checked out?
Add to that the fact that it seems pointless phoning for an ambulance these days and you have a health 'service' that's not worthy of the name.