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The Egg Man wrote:As predicted, first it was police offices, now it's command centres.
"Police Scotland has proposed reducing the number of control rooms it operates across the country.
The force wants to close its control rooms in Aberdeen, Stirling, Dumfries, Glenrothes and Pitt Street in Glasgow."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25881314
ibtg wrote:Speaking of decentralisation...
I witnessed an accident and called for an ambulance. I was asked for a description of the victim , age, gender - was he conscious, able to speak, etc. I told them it looked like he may have a serious head injury.
Only then I was asked for the location (should have been the first question in my opinion).
I was in an area fairly close to home and I described which street, in which locality and the landmarks across the road on each side. No use, said the controller, we need the address. Have you noticed how many houses/closes now no longer have a number prominently displayed? So I repeated the location as best I could, while running along the street looking for a number. The controller then told me, in the absence of a number, she needed a postcode, which I could only give as the possible first 3 digits.
All this was because, I was told, the control room was not based in Glasgow and she therefore did not know the area. But I know for a fact there is an ambulance station not far from where the accident occured. If the information had been passed to a Glasgow controller, they would have sussed the closest station and been there in no time. As it was it took ages. I never found out how the poor guy got on, but the delay was horrendous.
I'm guessing to report a crime, unless you are at home or know exactly the number of a nearby house or building, you can forget a fast response while they figure out who to send. Same for fire-engines.....
HelenD wrote:I'm not encouraged. Head injuries require urgent attention. Any delay could have serious and possibly fatal consequences.
The Egg Man wrote:HelenD wrote:I'm not encouraged. Head injuries require urgent attention. Any delay could have serious and possibly fatal consequences.
Some HGers might have missed the story about a chap who'd been seriously assaulted in the middle of the night. He managed, just, get himself to Gorbals Police Office.
Had the police office been shut, he might well have died.
More at http://news.stv.tv/west-central/247840- ... by-police/
RDR wrote:Proposal for fire controls to go the same way, from 8 to 3.
In this modern age is it the right way to go?
Ambulance controls went to 3 sometime ago, are their response times any worse?
Centralisation seems to obsess this administration.....
Fat Cat wrote:RDR wrote:Proposal for fire controls to go the same way, from 8 to 3.
In this modern age is it the right way to go?
Ambulance controls went to 3 sometime ago, are their response times any worse?
Centralisation seems to obsess this administration.....
And the NHS is going the same way.
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