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Originally Posted by Paul
To be honest the local hospitals here are struggling to cope, while we were sat waiting for Chi to be seen (after she was supposedly already accepted for treatment after her doctor called the hospital) we watched as somewhere in the region of 40+ people walked, limped and even a few were wheeled into the A&E department. Now there were a lot of people who seemed to have decided A&E was a good place to have bruised toes, sprained wrists and headaches treated. I felt sorry for the woman who loudly complained that she was having to wait so long with her broken ankle.... while walking to and from the reception desk without so much as a limp 
Chi was listed as Yellow Priority which is mid-range priority and supposedly means she was to be treated as soon as possible but could wait a little while if necessary. 2 hours in the waiting room followed by 1 3/4 waiting to be moved out of A&E and then another 2 hours or so waiting to be moved onto a ward where she was to be prepped for her treatment. Not my idea of prompt treatment but there you go  |
Not much has changed then since I was 15 and had my appendix out, I had similar waits, laying on beds in corridors due to lack of beds etc.
When the doc came around to do the check upt the following day he commented that my appendix was 'minutes away' from bursting which could have led to peritonitis which I am lead to beleve is rather nasty...