Anyone Up?

I’ve just been moved into a different room. Still not seen a doctor!!

 

It’s a shame they can’t give non urgent people an appointment time so you could go away and come back. A 12 hour (making the time up) wait isn’t so bad when you’ve had an emergency ECG to rule out urgent care, if only you didn’t have to sit on a stupid plastic chair in a waiting room for that amount of time. The people who walked out would presumably have been happy to come back at a given time if that was an option. Even if they can’t give an exact time, they could take people’s numbers and text them when an appointment is available so they could return within a certain time period. Those who couldn’t go and come back could still choose to wait.

 

I would have gladly done that opposed to sitting in the waiting room 10 hours.

 

I think it would relieve a lot of people’s stress and anger. I’ve sat there before for 5 hours and hated every minute but if I’d turned up at 11am and they said they could book me in at 4pm I’d have felt much better about the experience, even though the wait time was the same.

 

Currently sat in Weston Park while my daughter has a knee op in the Children's Hospital across the road. There's worse places to be waiting...

 

Hope all goes well, JP.

 

Hope everything goes well for you, old mate.

 

Good luck to your daughter and family, old mate.

 

Just got home. Won’t bore with the details but I have to go back tomorrow. Thanks for your well-wishes. Now to bed!

 

Thanks Ian.

 

Your health isn’t boring but also understand if you want privacy. Enjoy your sleep!

 

Best wishes to your daughter and I hope the op goes well. I work in the Arts Tower building (you can see it in your photo!) and often go for a walk round around Weston Park on a lunchtime.

 

Dropped wife off at BDGH A&E yesterday morning at 8, had taken samples and done ECG by 8.30 and then had a wait for a bed. Moved from A&E at 4ish and is likely to be there for the next few days.

 

Hope all going well for Mrs T.M.

 

All good wishes!

 

Dad's on his way to Pinderfields this afternoon. Being admitted. He's had difficulty breathing for a while now. He's got Edema and fluid on his lungs. Could be his heart. Doctor said it could be a bit of pneumonia or full blown failure. (Pulmonary Edema).

 

oops just catching up, hope you are getting sorted?

 

I am thanks. I go back for a scan tomorrow to confirm, but they are already treating me as though they know what it is. Despite my moaning about the the time it took, it’s a good job I stuck around or I could have ended up with a massive problem. The diagnostic process was first class, and we really are very lucky to have the NHS.

 

All the best OG. Fingers crossed for successful treatment and a full recovery ASAP!

I believe “Lions led by donkeys” is the phrase that best describes the NHS. Hopefully the new bosses see sense and give it the TLC it deserves.