Doctor leaves angry note on ambulance outside A&E
The aggressive note by an A&E consultant was spotted by a paramedic in another ambulance, who shared it on social media.
Thursday 15 March 2018 13:49, UK
An angry note has been left on an ambulance parked outside a hospital - by a doctor.
Zain Ali Kazmi, a 23-year-old paramedic, was waiting to be sent on his next assignment when he spotted a piece of paper had been stuck on another ambulance.
The note, signed off by an "A+E consultant" and written in capital letters, read: "Think about others before you block others' car".
The consultant's car, which was left in an area where parking was not allowed, had been blocked in by the emergency vehicle.
Mr Kazmi told Sky News he shared the note on social media because he felt it was inappropriate and "not a nice thing to do".
He added: "I felt let down that another colleague would do such a thing."
Mr Kazmi posted two photographs of the ambulance on a now hidden Facebook post and wrote: "Came out of ED (emergency department) to find this!
"Another note on an ambulance this time from an A&E consultant outside A&E because he was blocked in a bay where he shouldn't have parked himself!"
A number of aggressive notes left on ambulances have attracted attention in recent months.
Last month, paramedics in Stoke were greeted with a handwritten note that said: "You have no right to be parked here. I couldn't give a s*** if the whole street collapsed. Now move your van."
A 26-year-old woman was charged with a public order offence and fined £120 as a result.
In November, a note was left on an ambulance in Birmingham that read: "You may be saving lives, but don't park your van in a stupid place and block my drive."
The patient the ambulance was responding to later died in hospital.