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Originally Posted by cheeky monkey  Am I being thick again Darren? you quote me saying that you can still get treatment at Burnley A&E.
You state that this is untrue in your first sentance, Then in your next you say people can get treatment at Burnley but have to go to Blackburn for follow ups.
We rely on elected politicians for the truth so could we have it please?
If I cut my leg open could I go to Burnley General and get it stitched up?
If I broke my leg could I get it put in a cast at Burnley?
To make it easier for the likes of me could we have either Yes or No answers please. |
As far as I am aware, yes and yes. However, as neither condition is normally life-threatening, neither is an emergency. Emergencies - such as say, a serious trauma caused by a road traffic accident - are handled at Blackburn only. There is, as I said before, categorically no emergency facility at Burnley. That is why the word "emergency" has been taken out of the department's title. I'm sorry that my explanation seems unclear to you.
It may help to bear in mind that emergency ambulances never take patients to Burnley for this reason. The Burnley BNP themselves admit, "Victims of a recent accident would recognise the benefit of a nearby A&E."