"stroke treatment, or lack of!"

I had symptoms of a stroke and took myself to Louth urgent care centre, along with my husband, who has Alzheimers. I told the receptionist my symptoms and was told to take a seat. I waited nearly 2 hours to be seen by a doctor, who then said I was showing stroke symptoms and told me very sharply, to ring one of my children to take me to Grimsby A & E.

I was shocked by this attitude, I had gone there for help, thinking I was having a stroke and they didn't want to know? ? I have 2 children, one lives miles away and one has a small child, and I still had my husband to think of. I thought strokes were time critical? I wasn't offered a phone, luckily I had my mobile and rang my daughter who took me to Grimsby with a letter from that doctor.

I waited another hour to be seen, and was then told Louth shouldn't have sent me to Grimsby, they should have sent me straight to Scunthorpe in an ambulance. I then waited another 45 minutes for an available ambulance to take me Scunthorpe on blue lights.

I was thoroughly disgusted by this doctor's attitude, and by the "service" they offered, I almost went home. So much for all the stroke adverts and the NHS service. terrible service Louth! ! ! My symptoms started at 2pm, I went to Louth at 5pm and I wasn't actually treated with anything at all until 1 am the next morning at Scunthorpe, so too late for the fast treatment you are supposed to get for a stroke