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You call 111 if you don't want to bother the 999 guys. 111 will tell you what you need to do, including "go to A&E". What is wrong with going to A&E for an (as
by phatfish 6mo ago
You call 111 if you don't want to bother the 999 guys. 111 will tell you what you need to do, including "go to A&E".
What is wrong with going to A&E for an (as you said yourself) emergency?
A pharmacist dispenses medications and should know about their safe usage. They won't tell you how to bandage a wound.
- chrisjj 6mo agoPharmacy. Not pharmacist. Pharmacies provide much more than just medicine.
- mgaunard 6mo agoGetting a minor wound bandaged up is not what A&E is meant for, it's for life-threatening injuries. Going to A&E and waiting there also means you're losing 4 to 6 hours. 111 you just get some robot asking you a never-ending list of inane questions before someone tells you to either self-care at home or go to A&E. A pharmacist should be able to administer the supplies they sell, particularly wound dressing and care. It's a requirement in some other European countries like France (where pharmacists are doctors), but in the UK the reality is that most are unable to do so.
- happymellon 6mo ago111 do a lot more than that, they will get you a GP visit even if the GP claims to not have slots, and they will get medical professionals to come to you. If it was in hours, I'm surprised they didn't get a nurse appointment for the cut.