New Year drunks should pay for hospital care?

[Pat]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BU29E20091231
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"We recommend that the costs of being admitted to hospital to sleep off alcoholic excess should be met by individuals, not the NHS," said Henry Featherstone, head of the think-tamk's health unit.

"Those admitted to hospital for less than 24 hours with acute alcohol intoxication should be charged the NHS tariff cost for their admission of 532 pounds."
If yer drunk in England, make sure spend at least 25 hours in the hospital. :confused:
Government sponsored health care at it's finest.

[Binky]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BU29E20091231
snip,

If yer drunk in England, make sure spend at least 25 hours in the hospital. :confused:
Government sponsored health care at it's finest.


Now that sounds downright feasible to me.....:thumbsup:

[petetree]

Three New Years Eve(s?) ago I was given a nice bed to sleep one off...The rent for my stay was 700$ pretty steep rent, but I payed without complaint...after all it was my fault...

[Binky]

Three New Years Eve(s?) ago I was given a nice bed to sleep one off...The rent for my stay was 700$ pretty steep rent, but I payed without complaint...after all it was my fault...


That was a costly lesson....did you learn from it?

[petetree]

Well, seeing as there have been no repeat performances, I'll have to accept it in the "lesson learned" category...and thanx fer asking:hi:

[Pat]

Well, seeing as there have been no repeat performances, I'll have to accept it in the "lesson learned" category...and thanx fer asking:hi:
Well, there ya go, $700 is cheap for a life-long lesson. :thumbsup: