"A brilliant service from GP to ambulance to hospital"

After a few days putting up with mild chest pain occurring intermittently, I attended the Billinghay Medical Practice. Their practice nurse suspected angina and asked me to return at midday for blood tests and an ECG.

I attended as requested but the phlebotomist was unable to take my blood, trying several times before I partly fainted. This was the moment the heart attack really began. Ambulance was called and I was soon being transferred to Lincoln Cardiac Unit.

On arrival I was wheeled directly to the operating theatre and the procedure immediately began. After not very long at all, I had had an angiogram and angioplasty with a stent fitted in a major artery.

I was then taken to the CCU where I was monitored for some 24 hours after which I was moved to the main ward for another 24 hours before being allowed home.

I must say that I was very well cared for, well fed and always felt welcome on the ward. All in all a brilliant service from local surgery and ambulance through to hospital.