Grey Power's almost lost for words at reports families have been dropping their old folks off at hospital, so they can spend a long weekend away.

The situation shocked doctor Sudhvir Singh, who's working in an emergency department over Labour Weekend.

Grey Power's Terry King says he can't fathom how anyone can treat a loved one with such contempt.

He says it's difficult to imagine families would deliberately drop a family member at a hospital, just to go out and enjoy themselves.

Terry King says he hasn't heard of such cases in the past, and hopes he won't ever have to again.