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About: North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust / Emergency ambulance North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust / NHS 111 The James Cook University Hospital / Accident and emergency

(as the patient),

I had a thunderclap headache and 111 north east told me to just take paracetamol. 2 days later I had a stroke. Ambulance service turned up whilst I was having a full body tremor in front of them with another sudden severe headache. They said it was just anxiety and left. Now I am left with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. I went to A&E and was offered naproxen for migraine (this was no migraine). They missed my stroke now I suffer more. 

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Response from Jen Little, Patient Experience, Involvement and Bereavement Lead, South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust last month
Jen Little
Patient Experience, Involvement and Bereavement Lead,
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 29/08/2025 at 11:00
Published on Care Opinion at 11:00


Dear Crps stroke victim,

I am sincerely sorry to read about your experience at our A&E Department at The James Cook University Hospital. Feedback from our patients is very important to us.

To be able to assist you further, it is important for us to understand the details of your experience. This is so we can support you with understanding the care and treatment you received whilst in our A&E department.

If you wish to contact the Patient Experience Team by telephone: 01642 854807 or email: stees.patient.experience@nhs.net we would be happy to help you with this.

Kind regards

Jen Little

Patient Experience, Involvement and Bereavement Lead

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