Ashley Ward

Review of Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust

24 hours on a stretcher in A&E.

24 hours on a stretcher in A&E.
Dehydrated and vomiting blood.
I spent the night in a fully lit corridor with has constant foot traffic and tann oy announcements.
My papers were mislaid twice.
I had 5 blood tests, 1 urine test and a chest x ray. No-one could tell me the result of any of them. Told the same story of my medical history and symptoms to at least a dozen people. All of whom wrote it down. Why? No-one reads them!
It took a nurse 1 hour to get me a glass of water. Another told me I couldn't have a particular medicine in IV form as "They don't make it." But later there's a plentiful supply because a doctor has agreed with me that I need it IV. I saw a Doctor for 5 minutes 5 hours after arrival and then another 12 hours later. Both told me I needed to see another doctor. A doctor booked me in for a test I cannot physically undertake just ignoring my explanation. So I went foround the test and surprise, surprise, I couldn't take it.
ALL OF THIS IN 24 HOURS.