Drunks a problem at A&E but charging them isn't the answer, says BMA

Drunks a problem at A&E but charging them isn't the answer, says BMA Drunk people coming to A&E have made emergency departments “a hostile environment” for many patients – but charging people who have been drinking is not the answer to overcrowding, doctors have said. The Independent

See also:

• Alcohol Misuse manifesto 2015 All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol 
• Poots 'sees merit' in A&E drunks fee BBC News
• Drunken A&E patients may be charged, says Northern Ireland minister The Guardian