Rejected petition Allow the NHS to charge for drink and drug related patient intakes.

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I was shocked when I had to make a surprise visit to a new multimillion hospital in Blackburn, Lancashire.

In the Ambulance parking bays were approximately 10 Ambulances, please remember each ambulance has 2 staff – therefore in A&E there was 20, yes 20 Ambulance personnel all waiting for doctors and nurses to take over.. That is a lot of people in a small A&E !!!

Was there a hue train crash, was there a major terrorist incident or was there a riot at a local football match – the answer is no!!

The majority of the patients forcing the Ambulance crews to wait were DRUNK people.

I believe the answer is quiet simple, let’s keep the NHS free to those who need it, however I believe people who cost the NHS time and money due to drink and drug related injuries should be forced to pay for their stay and treatment.

I know there are a lot of formalities to consider before implementing something like this, but in principal it is pretty simple.

I hope common sense prevails.

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Please see: Financial penalties for drunks requiring NHS treatment

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Date submitted 9 July 2012
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