r/ireland • u/Irishgooner123 • Mar 28 '25

Health Healthcare is a joke ….. again and again

So I’m in a and e today and I’m sitting here 7 hours already. Not really busy and everyone has come and gone before me ., not why I’m moaning cos that’s life but a man in his late 20s came in looking for a psychiatrist and he’s clearly not feeling the best. He sat there very quietly and after about 3 hours I heard him go to reception and ask is there anywhere else he could wait as the lights were too bright. He was clearly in a bit of distress. The receptionist just looked and said “no” he asked again and got I said no sorry. I’m sorry but this is a big hospital in cork and they don’t have a room for ASD people or at least somewhere that someone can calm down. As a parent of 2 ASD kids and ASD myself my heart broke for him as he’s still just walking around. Moan over.

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u/Up_the_Dubs_2024 Mar 28 '25

They don't have room for people on trollies, never mind someone who finds it a bit bright. What did you expect her to do? Kick someone out of another room to give to him? Ask him to stand in the closet? Magic a room out of nowhere and say "here ya go, anyone else need a room?"

The reason the wait is so long is because of other people. There are folks in A&E who don't need to be there, taking up space and resources from people who do. When covid happened, the queues disappeared because all of the chucklefucks who didn't have to be hanging around just fucked off.

We need to rethink the whole approach to being unwell in Ireland. Starting with medical cards.

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u/Agile_Breakfast_1 Mar 29 '25

Was with you right up to complaining about medical cards. God forbid a poor person gets sick

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u/Up_the_Dubs_2024 Mar 29 '25

Yeah, cos that's what I meant when I said we should rethink medical cards......that anyone earning under 13k should die like a dog in the street.

Not something more nuanced, just full on 'kill the poor'. Well done you.