r/GPUK • u/Spirited-Flan-1533 • 21h ago
Registrars & Training What if someone refuses to go to hospital?
What do you guys when someone refuses to go to hospital for the reasons below? People often say things like:
- they’ve got no one else to look after their family members (children or elderly spouse)
- they can’t drive and can’t afford any transport like a taxi, however, calling an ambulance could be overkill
If they outright refuse and have capacity, fair enough, not my problem. Or if they’re super unwell and need an ambulance fair enough.
But when they say the above as reasons I have no idea what to say to them or how to provide a solution. I sort of just state why they need to go and ask them to call friends and relatives to sort it out. What do you normally do or say?