Healthcare staff in A&E will prioritise patients based on their immediate need. If you’re having breathing difficulties (and apparently, Phillips’ lips were turning blue, so that’s quite serious), you’ll be treated quicker because it’s more urgent.
This makes it sound like there’s some kind of sectarianism in our healthcare, and is frankly a stupid thing for an MP to say. But Jess Phillips has never been the brightest.
While you’re generally right about triage, it’s absolutely believable that she could have been prioritised by Palestinian staff over patients with a similar level of urgency, in spite of them waiting longer. However she definitely shouldn’t go around saying that - it reflects badly on the staff.
What a load of bollocks.
Healthcare staff in A&E will prioritise patients based on their immediate need. If you’re having breathing difficulties (and apparently, Phillips’ lips were turning blue, so that’s quite serious), you’ll be treated quicker because it’s more urgent.
This makes it sound like there’s some kind of sectarianism in our healthcare, and is frankly a stupid thing for an MP to say. But Jess Phillips has never been the brightest.
While you’re generally right about triage, it’s absolutely believable that she could have been prioritised by Palestinian staff over patients with a similar level of urgency, in spite of them waiting longer. However she definitely shouldn’t go around saying that - it reflects badly on the staff.
She wouldn’t, because she claims a doctor told her this. You don’t see a doctor until you’ve been pushed to the front of the queue by the nurses.