A clubber who broke her fingernail on a night out went to A&E because she wanted doctors to glue it back on.<\/p>\n
Officials at Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset have revealed the bizarre case as part of a campaign to stop time wasters.<\/p>\n
Another ‘patient’ attended the emergency department because ‘they couldn’t get a good night’s sleep at home’.<\/p>\n
People suffering from paper cuts, cold sores, sore throats and mild sunburn also visited the hospitals asking for medical help.<\/p>\n
Figures show that each UK hospital deals with around 10,000 time wasters every year.<\/p>\n
A single visit to A&E costs a minimum of \u00a359 – meaning unnecessary attendances cost the taxpayer millions of pounds each year.<\/p>\n
Richard Renaut, chief operating officer at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, said: “While we will always do our best for everyone who comes, time spent treating minor ailments reduces the time we have to treat seriously unwell patients who come through our doors.”<\/p>\n
Geoffrey Walker, matron for emergency care at Poole Hospital, added: “A&E departments are for serious illness or injury and it’s important to stress that the vast majority of patients do access the service appropriately.<\/p>\n
“For those that don’t need A&E there are many alternatives.”<\/p>\n\n
Officials at Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset have revealed the bizarre case as part of a campaign to stop time wasters A clubber who broke her fingernail on a night out went to A&E because she wanted doctors to glue it back on. Officials at Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[391],"tags":[1455],"yoast_head":"\n