We’re Not ‘National Hangover Service,’ N.H.S. Tells U.K. Drinkers
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We’re Not ‘National Hangover Service,’ N.H.S. Tells U.K. Drinkers
Mr. Stevens described people whose excessive consumption was placing adding pressure on the already strained health service as "selfish,"
and said his organization was looking to expand the use of portable alcohol intoxication management services — more commonly known as drunk tanks.
that Many of the referrals related to excessive alcohol consumption take place because people tend to panic and don’t know what steps to take,
29, 2017
LONDON — By Friday, hard-drinking Britons had recovered from Christmas — a crucial leg in the holiday party season —
and were ready for one of the booziest nights of the year: New Year’s Eve.
During the year, approximately 15 percent of people who seek treatment at emergency
rooms do so in response to alcohol consumption, the health service said.
The health service has reported a huge increase in the number of people referred to emergency
rooms in the first two hours of the new year because of excessive alcohol consumption.
His assessment came after spending time before Christmas with ambulance crews on night shifts in London, witnessing firsthand the frequency with which accident
and emergency services — known in Britain by the shorthand A.
The units are being used in cities like Newcastle, Bristol, Manchester
and Cardiff, and if they succeed in reducing pressure on emergency services this year, the health service will scale up their use in other major cities in 2018.
Mr. Stevens described people whose excessive consumption was placing adding pressure on the already strained health service as "selfish,"
and said his organization was looking to expand the use of portable alcohol intoxication management services — more commonly known as drunk tanks.
that Many of the referrals related to excessive alcohol consumption take place because people tend to panic and don’t know what steps to take,
29, 2017
LONDON — By Friday, hard-drinking Britons had recovered from Christmas — a crucial leg in the holiday party season —
and were ready for one of the booziest nights of the year: New Year’s Eve.
During the year, approximately 15 percent of people who seek treatment at emergency
rooms do so in response to alcohol consumption, the health service said.
The health service has reported a huge increase in the number of people referred to emergency
rooms in the first two hours of the new year because of excessive alcohol consumption.
His assessment came after spending time before Christmas with ambulance crews on night shifts in London, witnessing firsthand the frequency with which accident
and emergency services — known in Britain by the shorthand A.
The units are being used in cities like Newcastle, Bristol, Manchester
and Cardiff, and if they succeed in reducing pressure on emergency services this year, the health service will scale up their use in other major cities in 2018.