Long waits are causing a 'DIY A&E epidemic' with patients shunning hospital care to treat themselves at home, a survey suggests.
Long waits are causing a 'DIY A&E epidemic' with patients shunning hospital care to treat themselves at home, a survey suggests.
One in ten made their own slings to support a limb while around a third either addressed their own wounds or self-prescribed medications to avoid the trip.
Between April 2023 and March 2024, 18,638 people endured waits of more than three days in casualty, 60 per cent more than the 11,631 in the previous 12 months. Read More Everything you need to know before going private for your operation Some 25 per cent said yes, 71 per cent said no and four per cent did not know.
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