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[ 22 Dec 2009 | 8 Comments ]
Diary of an evening at A & E

6.30pm Arrive at A&E, check-in with reception. Get called ‘Erin’
6.35pm Wait in waiting area. Bright lights, hard chairs and no heat.
6.45pm Taken in with ill party (close family member) to see nurse. A few questions and a urine sample. Nurse explains that surgery cannot be done at this hospital, but we could see doc for a diagnosis.
6.50pm Return to waiting room.
7.00pm Notice the screen warning of two and a half hour waits, send Alex and Erin home.
7.30pm Notice screen advising health benefits of a …