I have been sitting for hours, in pain, on uncomfortable seats, in the cold (the door is open, allowing the cold and the smell of smoke wafts frequently throughout the building), waiting to be seen by someone who I hope will be able to help me.
Over-stretched and often, short in bedside manner, the staff I see, shuffle about, avoiding eye contact.
Other patients are getting impatient and irritable in the waiting area. The only opportunity for a coffee or some form of junk food refreshment are the vending machines… cash only. I’m finding it easier by the hour to understand why tempers can fray in a waiting room. People - human beings - are being left to sit in conditions that are neither fit for purpose or appropriate. Hungry, sick, sore, tired… wanting to go home.
Nurses and doctors look over-worked and under-staffed.
I feel frustrated, forgotten, uncomfortable and a burden.
"The long wait..."
About: Royal Victoria Hospital / Accident & Emergency Royal Victoria Hospital Accident & Emergency BT12 6BA
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