A and E outsourcing trial 'successful' despite deaths
- writinbsl
- 5 days ago
- 1 min read
Wes Streeting today hailed his new trial of outsourcing of A and E patients as an unqualified success, apart from the deaths and medical complications.
The new initiative involves shifting patients from crowded corridors and cupboards into the care of local families.
Streeting admitted that some were 'surprised' when the crash teams turned up at their doors in the small hours
with the patients, but once they had all been briefed in the finer points of the care needed, given an emergency blanket and a leaky water jug with the wrong lid, they nodded dumbly and agreed.
'At first it was a challenge, what with fitting them in with the greyhounds and the allotment stuff, especially as it is a one bedroom place but we gave it a go!' shouted Julie from her window, as her door was blocked by the trolley.
Streeting announced that more poorly patients would be moved into homeless tents. 'Its a win win. The patients have a quicker release and the homeless have someone to chat to, albeit briefly'.
