A special patrol of paramedics will treat drunken revellers in the streets of Camden Town in a bid to relieve pressure on hospitals. The pilot scheme to station a specific ambulance team in the area comes amid concerns there are too many alcohol-related admissions to Accident and Emergency from the area on Friday and Saturday nights.
Under the plans being developed by Camden’s Primary Care Trust and the London Ambulance Service, a team of paramedics in an ambulance will be based in the streets around Camden Town Tube station. They will be looking for drinkers who “appear to be intoxicated by alcohol”.
The aim is to treat them before they have to be taken to hospital accident and emergency departments, easing the pressure on the Royal Free and University College hospitals at peak times. The scheme is due to be operating by August, although the specific hours of cover are still being worked out. Camden New Journal
See also previous posts about alcohol field stations
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