Lysa was asked at short notice to appear on Sky News today to talk about ‘Mad Friday’ – the busiest night of the year for office Christmas parties. Ambulance Services, Police Forces and Hospitals all experienced an increase number of calls last night related to people who were inebriated. Lysa appeared on Lorna Dunkley’s show…
Tag Archive: New Year’s Eve
Christmas and New Year 2010
I worked all over Christmas and New Year and it has been extremely busy. I guess it’s the usual mixture of alcohol, seasonal flu, adverse weather conditions and the perceived unavailability of GP services during the holidays, all culminating in the previously unseen number of calls. Whichever of these it was, there has certainly been…
Reflecting on New Years Eve 2009 – working at a treatment centre
With memories of the freezing cold that I had endured last New Year’s Eve still prominent in my mind, I wore four layers of clothing in preparation for the evening ahead. We sat in on the briefing with a hundred or so other staff from the LAS and St John’s Ambulance which was followed by…
Happy New Year
It’s that time of year again and I am looking forward to seeing in the New Year while working the night with my London Ambulance Service and St John Ambulance colleagues in a treatment centre in the centre of London. There are a few things that I can reliably predict for the evening. It will…
Working at a treatment centre on New Year’s Eve
I don’t know why, but I always find myself offering to work on New Year’s Eve (NYE). I have done it ever since I can remember. I’m not sure what madness comes over me prior to the event because I am terrible on night shifts. Shortly after midnight, it is a given that I will…
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