"Saturday night in A & E!"

My father was taken to A & E on Saturday night as he had a urinary problem which needed attention and could not be done at his nursing home.

My father is unable to move, is doubly incontinent and has Ataxia with MSA.

He was put on a trolley without any pillows and I had to ask for blankets so he could rest his head.

His skin was looked at after two hours and he was told he would be getting a hospital bed in A & E to prevent any sores but this did not happen despite me asking again after 3 hours. The doctor in A & E could not re insert the catheter and dad was getting more and more anxious and disturbed - he had backache and was terribly uncomfortable.

After 5 and a half hours he was taken to a ward but they did not know whey he was there!!

I helped make his bed up so we could get him into a bed but it was not the correct mattress. He was discharged after being in hospital 15 hours and his skin is terrible. This is not the first time this has happened - dad has been in and out of this hospital over the past two and a half years and they have all his records so why can they not treat him with dignity and respect!!