8/27/2007

The Health Service Fights Back

Hello,
As someone who has been sent potty to the tonsils by working with the public I'm always pleased to hear of the front line fighting back.

Last weeks Digger carries the tale of one David Perham, a nurse working at Stobhill hospital. There was Mr Perham in the middle of a twelve hour shift when David Anderson was admitted with back pains. Mr Perham offered Mr Anderson paracetamol only to be told that 'they're fucking useless'. He then went to get another nurse to help deal with the complaint, to which Mr Anderson responded by calling him 'a useless cunt'. At this our hero Perham struck a blow form common sense and slapped Mr Anderson right on the kisser. Isn't it hilarious? Can you just imagine the look on his face?

Obviously one shouldn't condone such behaviour if one wants to appear reasonable. If I were in charge I would carefully weigh up the pros and cons, consider all the evidence and have abusive patients dumped on the street untreated with a book on manners. That is what I would do if I were in charge.

As you were.

Cheerio

3 comments:

BenefitScroungingScum said...

That does sound a cracking idea! Although..could we perhaps chain up the abusive patients with the abusive staff while they have their etiquette lessons? Justice an all that?! BG

Katy Newton said...

Although... to be honest I can see it from the patient's point of view too. If the back pain is excruciating to the point where you can't think straight and you know that paracetamol won't make a dent in it, sort of thing.

I sort of think that medical staff should make allowances. Ill people and people in pain are not at their best and you won't really get their black tie demeanour in A&E.

Not, that is, that I would ever call a nurse a useless cunt, even though I have found out in the last few weeks that for some nurses that is an exact and precise description.

iLL Man said...

Back pains eh? You'd think the guy had an axe in his head the way he's going on..........

That said, he was probably thinking 'paracetemol? I've got those at home, I could have saved a journey...'

As Clairwil said though, it's about manners, even if people do say seemingly daft things to you. People who look like they want a fight sometimes end up getting one.