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Most weekends, we admit somebody to ITU because they’ve had too much to drink, we need to put a tube into their windpipe to stop them choking on their vomit until they sober up. They’re fairly easy to manage and usually go home the next day...
...The problem now is that these patients might be infected because they’re young and fit, and might not that be symptomatic - but still contagious. It takes about 48 hours for the swab to come back, so until then, they’re isolated from “clean” patients...
...so any extra demand will quickly overwhelm resources quite quickly, and snarl up patient flow, or risk an nosocomial outbreak. We can usually manage this - but not when the Government are pushing the line of “go out, get pissed - don’t forget to clap”...
.... The pubs opening isn’t the problem (I would love a pint from a glass, poured for me by somebody else), but it’s the messaging that is a complete clusterfuck. Plus, it’s an insult that this is something we should be celebrating....
...It’s not a time for Pimms or Champagne, it’s a time for a pathetic little vodka from a dirty little glass. Cheers! 
A final ask.... IF you’re one of those tedious admissions who can’t take their drink, and you end up on ITU because of “alcohol intoxication”, when you do eventually sober up, don’t kick off and get aggressive with me or my team. Nobody is in the mood for your shit.
