Mum was assessed at home. Surgical ward at WGH called & accepted mum. Ambulance called and arrived approx hour later.
Sat in Ambulance for 6.5 hours, an 80 year old lady with cancer! Waiting on a bed in A&E to get bloods taken. The Ambulance crew could have taken bloods & sent to lab instead of then having to get them done in A&E & wait on results. The process could be so much quicker if streamlined. Common sense to do this in Ambulance!
Absolutely shocking length of time an elderly patient was left to wait in Ambulance. Felt like we were outside the hospital & forgotten about!
"Waiting time"
About: University Hospital Wishaw / Emergency Department University Hospital Wishaw Emergency Department ML2 0DP
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