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12 hours over night in A&E can anyone beat it ?

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HowVeryDareYou2 Thu 24-Aug-23 14:15:19

My SIL was sent to a care home for rehabilitation, following an operation after a fall in a care home she'd only been in for 20 hours! She fell, in this new, 2nd home, on Tuesday, having only been there for 1 night. She went to A & E at 2pm, was seen and had x-rays at 7ish, got the results at 10.30, and was discharged back to the home at 12.30pm - and in all those hours, had nothing to eat. 10 1/2 hours in Casualty.
She's got Alzheimer's, and had been left alone, on a trolley.

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Germanshepherdsmum Thu 24-Aug-23 14:06:48

Were you able to see what caused the delay? People who needn’t have been there, too few staff?

Sorry to hear about your foot, hope it heals quickly. 💐

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Bella23 Thu 24-Aug-23 13:12:33

On Monday I had a fall and hurt my right foot, I could not put it to the floor. III suggested our city A&E 20 miles away. I crawled to the car and we arrived at 11:50 pm and I saw a Dr. at 7.15 am. X-rayed at 7.30 a.m. and still sitting waiting for results at 10:30 a.m. until DH went and asked what was happening. A consultant finally came and explained I had broken a bone. Visit to fracture clinic and Moon boot fitted after calling at the pharmacy for medication we left at 12 pm.
Complementary tea, coffee and toast with jam served at 8 for those who had been there all night. It is obviously an ongoing problem. What has happened to our NHS does it exist any more?

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