Do We Have To Have A Prebook Appointment To Go To A&E?

[OldChestNuts]

Sister had an accident in the kitchen with the fryer. The fryer tipped over and got on her body
I took her to the A&E for burns treatment. The security guards won't let us in unless we have a prebooking.
Is this right, she is in agony now and still waiting in the car. We are thinking of going to another hospital in the next city.

[ummmm]

Birmingham USA is near to Coventry USA?

[DTCwordfan]

16 minutes only, ummmm - Brighton is nearby too

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Birmingham,+Alabama,+USA/Coventry,+Vestavia+Hills,+AL+35243,+USA/@33.4782727,-86.8187384,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x888911df5885bfd3:0x25507409eaba54ce!2m2!1d-86.8103567!2d33.5185892!1m5!1m1!1s0x8889184c770a77eb:0x47966a09689c223!2m2!1d-86.7669329!2d33.4376075!3e0

[ubasses]

It made me look ummmm, only 16 miles, so quicker than here.

[ummmm]

Wow....learn something new everyday.

[douglas9401]

Jeez, nearly broke under interrogation, thanks for having my back guys.

[roopower]

Oh dear, Good Hope, or No Hooe as it is sometimes called.

[pastafreak]

There's a Good Hope hospital in Sutton Coldfield...is that the area the OP is in?

[OldChestNuts]

We arrived at Coventry & Warwickshire hospital.
(We are in UK not US).
The hospital staff accepted my sister as a patient. She is waiting in the reception area to be called.
She had a few burst blister when she put the car seat belt on.

We don't know the procedure in Birmingham hospital, maybe these are new rules. So I think we should have phone the hospital first then attend.

[ummmm]

Very painful.

[OldChestNuts]

I hope my sister doesn't get billed by the hospital.
She was billed £500 when the ambulance took her to the hospital following a car accident.

[roopower]

Yes, pasta, Good Hope Sutton Coldfield.

[Tilly2]

How can you pre-book an accident or emergency? The OP is not valid.

[ubasses]

No, that is only for car accidents, and for the ambulance, not treatment. The fee forms part of the insurance claim.

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Good Hope is the hospital that my daughter has been waiting for her emergency endoscopy since May because she was coughing up blood. If this post is correct then I don't think much of it but what can we do.
Hope your sister gets help soon.

[OldChestNuts]

Tilly2, that is exactly. It is nonsense behavior or procedure. Maybe the security guard is a rogue one. I will make further enquiry in the morning.

[Ringlet]

That is just awful, that someone should be left in agony from burns like that. I don't know what to suggest - but I am sending my sympathy. I hope Your sister can soon get the help she needs. How terrible for all of you.

[Cloverjo]

Oldchestnuts, I think your user name is very apt.
No one gets billed for calling an ambulance in this country, as you know.
Are you Baldric under another disguise?

[douglas9401]

No heels.

[tonyav]

https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080514054947AAcf5qL

[tonyav]

They tried to charge me once after a RTA in 1988, I refused to pay has the accident wasn't my fault ( can't remember how much the bill was now ).