The Daily Echo
HAMPSHIRE, England — Hampshire ambulance chiefs offered hundreds of pounds worth of shopping vouchers to staff who decided patients should be treated at home rather than hospital.
Under the scheme ambulance staff were to be entered into a draw if they made the decision that a patient be treated by a GP instead of taking them to hospital.
But South Central Ambulance Service has scrapped the weekly draw, which included four prizes worth £200 each, after concerns by staff and doctors.
One worried ambulanceman said: “It is unbelievable that part of what is a crucial decision-making process could be clouded by the incentive of entering a lottery for personal financial gain.”
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