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"Nearly 3.5hours waiting time"

About: Watford General Hospital

I waiting nearly 3.5 hours at A&E which is not right for me and my daughter.I went in with a hairline fracture, i had the xray within 10minutes of being there then waited 2 hours late to see the doctor, the other staff were on their lunch breaks,had a lady with a bruise arm go first of a fractured arm,staff argued in front of me of which bone had broken,the staff kept on poking the arm and asking does this hurt.When the nurse was put the cast,I had a wet t-shirt and plaster all over my trousers which I had to wash.So I went in A&E hosptial at 11pm and didn't come out at 3.30pm.

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Response from Watford General Hospital 8 years ago
Watford General Hospital
Submitted on 16/09/2015 at 15:08
Published on nhs.uk on 17/09/2015 at 02:31


We are sorry to learn that your experience of our hospital was not as expected. However, we are now meeting waiting times.

If you would like us to investigate this matter further on your behalf, please contact our colleagues in the Complaints Department on 01923 217866.

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