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“THE MARK LEVIN SHOW,” Live Thread – Tuesday – Feb. 19, 2008
http://www.marklevinshow.com ^ | Mark R. Levin

Posted on 02/19/2008 2:29:47 PM PST by Fudd Fan

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To: Clint N. Suhks

Do not want to remind them of their age.


101 posted on 02/19/2008 3:17:11 PM PST by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: Fox_Mulder77

Fox are you stalking me :))) hehehe


102 posted on 02/19/2008 3:17:23 PM PST by A. Morgan (VOTE FOR A LIBERAL N' WE'LL BE UP TO OUR NECKS IN ILLEGALS!)
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Daily Mail UK

A&E patients left in ambulances for up to FIVE hours ‘so trusts can meet government targets’

By DANIEL MARTIN - More by this author » Last updated at 22:17pm on 17th February 2008
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Seriously ill patients are being kept in ambulances outside hospitals for hours so NHS trusts do not miss Government targets.

Thousands of people a year are having to wait outside accident and emergency departments because trusts will not let them in until they can treat them within four hours, in line with a Labour pledge.

The hold-ups mean ambulances are not available to answer fresh 999 calls

Ambulances: ‘A colossal waste of resources says the union Unison

Doctors warned last night that the practice of “patient-stacking” was putting patients’ health at risk.

Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that last year 43,576 patients waited longer than one hour before being let into emergency units.

More than 40,000 patients were kept in ambulances for at least an hour before entering A&E last year

Only seven out of 11 ambulance trusts responded to the survey, so the true figure could be far higher.

Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb is writing to health secretary Alan Johnson to demand an urgent investigation into the practice.

“This is evidence of shocking systematic failure in our emergency services,” he said.

Labour brought in the four-hour A&E target to end the scandal of patients waiting for days in casualty or being kept on trolleys in corridors.

But a shortage of out-of-hours GP care, after thousands of doctors opted out of treating patients outside working hours under lucrative new contracts, means more and more are going to casualty units, putting them under greater pressure.

Dr Jonathan Fielden of the British Medical Association said: “The vast majority of patients coming into hospital by ambulance are in critical need of care in hospital and therefore delay can worsen their outcome.”

Sam Oestreicher of Unison, which represents most ambulance workers, said: “Ambulances should not be used as mobile waiting rooms. They should be freed to do their job.

“These figures show there’s a terrible-and colossal waste of ambulance resources.”

Conservative health spokesman Mike Penning said: “Not admitting people to hospital but stacking patients in car parks beggars belief in the 21st century.”

However the Department of Health said the statistics did not reflect time spent by patients in the ambulance before being admitted to accident and emergency.

“They measure the time taken to turn around an ambulance for its next emergency, including cleaning and restocking the ambulance,” said a spokesman.

“These figures must be seen in the context of the 4.3million patient journeys undertaken by emergency vehicles in 2006/07.”


103 posted on 02/19/2008 3:18:02 PM PST by SoCalPol (Don't Blame Me - I Supported Duncan Hunter)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

“There are some here that are married longer, but I won’t rat them out!”

ROTFL!!!!!


104 posted on 02/19/2008 3:18:06 PM PST by Fox_Mulder77
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To: advertising guy

Ad Guy, hey, hey :)


105 posted on 02/19/2008 3:18:12 PM PST by A. Morgan (VOTE FOR A LIBERAL N' WE'LL BE UP TO OUR NECKS IN ILLEGALS!)
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To: A. Morgan

Great that you are posting one of my favorite taglines. :)


106 posted on 02/19/2008 3:18:17 PM PST by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: Biggirl

Something like that...


107 posted on 02/19/2008 3:18:19 PM PST by Clint N. Suhks (I personally believe that US Americans are unable to hope like such as to build up our future ©®™)
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To: A. Morgan

LOL
how are ya A.M.?


108 posted on 02/19/2008 3:18:42 PM PST by Fox_Mulder77
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To: Fudd Fan

Here ... Ambulances should be for emergencies, not mobile waiting rooms to bail out the NHS. What a concept!


109 posted on 02/19/2008 3:19:42 PM PST by sono (The Future Ain't What It Used To Be - Yogi Berra)
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To: All

bye everyone have a good night!!!


110 posted on 02/19/2008 3:20:02 PM PST by Fox_Mulder77
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To: BelovedLevinite

Hiya Freeda! =)


111 posted on 02/19/2008 3:20:13 PM PST by Just Lori (There is nothing democrat-"ic" about democrats.)
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To: Fox_Mulder77

Nighters to you!


112 posted on 02/19/2008 3:20:24 PM PST by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: Fox_Mulder77

Waiting for the mushroom quiche to finish baking! Geeez, it’s been so long since I made one.. a real one with swiss cheese.


113 posted on 02/19/2008 3:20:34 PM PST by A. Morgan (VOTE FOR A LIBERAL N' WE'LL BE UP TO OUR NECKS IN ILLEGALS!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

LOL!


114 posted on 02/19/2008 3:20:43 PM PST by Just Lori (There is nothing democrat-"ic" about democrats.)
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To: SoCalPol

Unbelievable.

Coming to a health care facility near you, if we end up with Obama or the Hill in November.


115 posted on 02/19/2008 3:20:51 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Bi-partisanship: Democrats and RINOs working together to screw up the country)
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To: SoCalPol

RE: Post 103, coming to the USA if Hitlery or Hussein have their way.


116 posted on 02/19/2008 3:21:25 PM PST by Marathoner
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

A preview of things to come?


117 posted on 02/19/2008 3:21:33 PM PST by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I saw the article the other day in the Daily Mail UK
They have some real horror stories with their health care


118 posted on 02/19/2008 3:22:27 PM PST by SoCalPol (Don't Blame Me - I Supported Duncan Hunter)
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To: Biggirl
Congrats!



119 posted on 02/19/2008 3:22:32 PM PST by tiredoflaundry (My tagline fell & it can't get up..................)
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To: A. Morgan

I understand. That brown rice crust sounds very interesting. (Hint hint)


120 posted on 02/19/2008 3:22:48 PM PST by Just Lori (There is nothing democrat-"ic" about democrats.)
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