GP leaders stated that during GP surgery, patients were forced to wait for hours to wait for an ambulance, which puts increasing pressure on medical staff.
The British Medical Association (BMA) warned that in National Health Service The data shows that patients have to wait several hours at a time to get to the ambulance.
Dr. Richard Vautrey, chairman of the BMA General Practitioners Committee, said that people are trapped in the general practitioner waiting room waiting for caregivers, forcing staff to perform treatment and increasing the waiting time for other patients.
He told PA News Agency: “It guided the practice of managing said patients without the necessary equipment and expertise.
“Some patients choose to go to their GP clinic instead of dialing 999. When the GP becomes aware of this situation, they will take action and need paramedics to get there. Every second is important.
There are some examples that people are given oxygen while waiting for the caregiver, but it has been used up and they have to find more sources of oxygen
“There are some examples of people who have been providing oxygen to people while they are waiting for caregivers, but they have run out and have to find more sources of oxygen.”
Dr. Vautrey added that the length of waiting time for ambulances can be attributed to “the historical lack of investment in the NHS” and government Someone warned that if they did not offer support for GP practice, things would get worse.
He said: “At the beginning of the pandemic, there was insufficient staff (number) and we did not have enough space to cope with the increased demand we are currently seeing. This is why we are under tremendous pressure.
“We have seen a real increase in the demand for healthcare services.
“People are still infected with Covid-19, and 100 or more people still die every day. We see other respiratory diseases and large numbers of people delaying services in good faith during the pandemic. Issues that need attention, which means management More patients.”
If a staff member of a GP surgery calls an ambulance, it is because the patient needs urgent treatment or care that the surgery cannot provide, so it is important that these calls are not prioritized
Chair Professor Martin Marshall Royal College of General Practitioners Said: “If a staff member of a GP surgery calls an ambulance, it is because the patient needs urgent treatment or care that the surgery cannot provide, so it is important that these calls are not cancelled.
“Although GP surgery is a clinical environment composed of well-trained clinicians, in an emergency, the clinic may not be equipped with all the equipment or the appropriate medications required.
“We understand the tremendous pressure that colleagues working in ambulance services are under. This pressure matches the entire NHS, including in general practice, but when people need emergency treatment, they receive it in the safest and most suitable environment. Treatment is essential to increase the chances of the best results.”
Nursing staff Richard Weber, a spokesperson for the Nursing Staff College, said that the waiting time experienced by patients is unacceptable, adding: “Our members have been working for 20 or 30 years and they have never experienced anything like this before. That year.
“The daily service has to handle hundreds of 999 calls, but no one answers them.
“The ambulance service simply does not provide the level of service they deserve-patients wait too long, which puts them at risk.”
