"A solid service under real pressure"

I attended at A&E with a suspected pneumothorax - didn't wait for GP appointment and skipped NHS24, as I suspected they'd both tell me to just go straight to A&E.

Triaged in 20 minutes, seen at hour 5 by an incredibly kind, attentive and expert consultant. Test done, advice given and discharged. Consultant couldn't find a free room to give the results of the test so was flexible and asked if we could just do it in the corridor. I was more than happy to take any flexibly to go home and he obliged. 

Every bed was full, most often with elderly individuals waiting for ward space. All in all - I was treated with respect and decency from the consultant to the student radiographer that performed the chest xray.

I would say that the seats in the dept we all solid wood, not comfortable, and fairly anti-human. Not the staffs fault, just the planners.