How can this be?

I’m so sorry to hear this Luckygirl. I hope she’s admitted and treatment started soon.

Poor poor girl - she must have been in so much discomfort.. I can’t even begin to imagine - hope things are sorted by now . Can’t say I know much about the condition, but it can’t be nice . So young

That's awful, Luckygirl. I hope she gets seen very soon.

That is shocking. I believe every trust is different but in my experience with ours even in A&E in your GDs condition a bed would be found in Majors.

My heart goes out to you Luckygirl.
If this were an adult, I wouldn't be pleased. But because this to me is pretty much a child, (I'm not sure how 18 equates in the medical world?), I feel very sad. I hope she gets seen soon.

That is how it should be done ... I hope you are well now.

Lucky, I am so sorry to hear of this awful treatment of your granddaughter.

Last February I received a phone call at dinner time to say a bed had been found for me in Cardiology and I was to come straight to hospital..
I was told to go right to the ward and bypass A&E. All tests were done in the ward, including an ECG and echocardiogeam.
At 2am I was having xrays, so no time was wasted. I cannot fault the care I received.
The point I am making is that it can be done, without hanging about A&E.

I too would be furious. I hope your granddaughter is seen quickly.

Sorry luckygirl, I hope your Grandaughter gets seen soon. You are right we should not be making excuses.

That is such an unbelievable situation your poor GD is having to go through. I feel furious on your behalf

As you say Luckygirl How can this be?

Not in our local hospital ... it is not a place where doing anything is easy ... it is chaos. There is nothing easy about sitting on a hard chair in a stuffed waiting room vomiting for hours and dashing back and forth to the loo. It is degrading and unacceptable. We should not be making excuses for this.

Easier to do admin , bloods and any necessary tests in Casualty

When I worked in hospitals and my OH was a GP, if a consultant ordered admission that was exactly what happened straight from home to ward. How does it help to have vomiting person sitting in A&E when a decision about the necessary care has already been made?

Calm down! You'll just get yourself cross and agitated. I expect it will take a lot less than 24 hours to find her a bed. I hope your GD soons feels much better.

That’s not how it works in my Trust, there is a special place you go to to wait for a bed. They do lots of tests etc in the meantime. You still wait but it’s not a&e thankfully.

That is truly shocking.
Poor girl, I am sending my kindest thoughts for her.