We were recently advised by my mother's GP to attend the Medical Ambulatory Care Unit.
We were triaged quickly but informed there would be lengthy wait for Dr review and a plan. We resigned ourselves to the fact it would be a wait but didn’t anticipate a frail ,elderly patient would wait in the A&E waiting room where there were around 40 other patients. The seats were hard plastic, uncomfortable and limited . Me and my brother had to stand . Other poor patients were lying on the floor.
Eventually we were seen at 3 am after waiting 10 hours on a hard chair. To be informed my poor mother was fit to sit to wait admission.
We were made sur until the next day on a chair not even on a trolley in the department .
"Long waits for emergency care"
About: University Hospital Wishaw / Emergency Department University Hospital Wishaw Emergency Department ML2 0DP University Hospital Wishaw / Medical Ambulatory Care University Hospital Wishaw Medical Ambulatory Care ML2 0DP
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