NHS plans could see patients banned from A&E Controversial plans to ban patients from attending crowded A&E departments to slash soaring waiting times are being considered by the NHS.
Experts have reacted in fury to the scheme, which will demand patients to seek a referral from their GP or 111 before they step foot through the doors.
Dr Helen Thomas, national medical adviser for integrated urgent care at NHS England, said they 'may well pilot' such plans to slash A&E waiting times.
She told delegates at a conference addressing the demand on the NHS of the unprecedented idea, and reiterated the claims to Pulse magazine. In a nod towards the controversy such a plan will provoke, she admitted it is a 'hot potato'. The Daily Mail
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Experts have reacted in fury to the scheme, which will demand patients to seek a referral from their GP or 111 before they step foot through the doors.
Dr Helen Thomas, national medical adviser for integrated urgent care at NHS England, said they 'may well pilot' such plans to slash A&E waiting times.
She told delegates at a conference addressing the demand on the NHS of the unprecedented idea, and reiterated the claims to Pulse magazine. In a nod towards the controversy such a plan will provoke, she admitted it is a 'hot potato'. The Daily Mail
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