Dan Walker has come under fire from his Twitter followers after revealing he took his daughter to A&E earlier today (June 12).
Dan has been accused of adding unnecessary pressure to the NHS by taking his daughter to hospital after fracturing her finger.
The former Strictly Come Dancing star and news anchor shared the news on Twitter, posting a photo of her bruised finger.
Currently in A&E with our daughter who has a suspected broken finger 🤕
4 hours of waiting started ⏰ pic.twitter.com/SoVSmZrkcf
—Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) June 12, 2022
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Dan Walker accused of wasting NHS time
But followers were unimpressed with his decision to go to the emergency department, with many suggesting he had wasted their time.
Unnecessary waste of your time and NHS time, just tie it to the next finger, put it down and use painkiller if needed
— Carlo AnSatoshi – BTFD ⚡️ ∞ / 21m (@CarloAnSatoshi) June 12, 2022
Waiting is because people with broken fingers are wasting their time! Go to a minor injury unit or get a buddy bandage.
— Laird J. Anderson (@Jonnyanderson27) June 12, 2022
Don’t waste NHS time, a piece of ice reduces the swelling, then tie it up.
—Ted Sage (@TedSage1) June 12, 2022
Another follower responded with some advice for Dan, saying, “I know the NHS is struggling right now.
“But to balance out my son needed an x-ray on a suspected broken wrist this week, and was in and out of our local minor injury unit within an hour. It’s important to recognize when things are going well!
Dan shared another image of his bandaged hand.
He added: “Thank you to the lovely staff at @SheffChildrens who are doing a brilliant job with the staff shortages at the moment.
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“The nurse who dressed her was 90 minutes into a 13 hour shift!
Twitter is weird sometimes.
“I love the NHS.”
Dan Walker defends himself
But after receiving responses regarding his comment about the length of the nurse’s shift, Dan felt he had to defend himself.
Twitter is weird sometimes. Some people are angry at the mention of shift length. I’m not “surprised” that it’s 1pm – my sister is a nurse and does it all the time. I used to work great shifts 6 days a week 😳😂
Nothing wrong with working hard.
Have a nice day.—Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) June 12, 2022
Dan’s daughter on the mend
Luckily, however, her daughter was released with a broken buckle and should be on the mend soon.
Dan, who recently joined Channel 5, shared three children – Susanna, Jessica and Joe – with his wife Sarah.
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