We arrived five minutes early for our time slot with 111. Daughter wasn't drinking etc. Strawberry tongue. We got seen 2 hours later with antibiotics. My daughter had been crying for bed since about 12.30am. I was very surprised they made her wait in a waiting room with bright lights and didn't give her a room for her to be watched and seen by doctors etc.
Unfortunately, come more than 2 hours later, we were fed up, nobody was in the waiting room but us. Daughter was crying for bed. I had to complain for us to be seen and that she wasn't given a bed whilst she waited. I had to almost force her to drink to get her home to bed.
Not happy at all with the hospital. They saw a patient with a broken wrist within 30 minutes max, had her fixed up and left. Also they have a padded room right next to the children's ward. Drunken patients were loud and banging on walls. Whilst we were in the waiting room, drunken patients were scary for my little girl.
I very very cross with the hospital. It has been our worst experience yet!
"Very poor experience."
About: North Devon District Hospital / Accident and emergency North Devon District Hospital Accident and emergency Barnstaple EX31 4JB
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