When the hospital runs out of supplies

November 5, 2008

A patient visits an emergency department in the UK to remove an eyelash. No tweezers were available at the hospital, so they suggested that the patient go out and buy his own:

So diabetes sufferer Mr Williams drove three miles to the nearest supermarket and bought a pair before returning to the hospital to have the painful eyelashes removed.

topics: nhs, emergency



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