My wife was admitted with a heart attack and waited over 4 hours to be seen by the doctor who was very friendly and helpful, however in her room there were used syringes lying on the floor which 2 nurses failed to pick up and it was the 3rd nurse who eventually picked them up, my wife got moved to short stay ward while waiting to be transferred to the freeman hospital, however whilst waiting a nurse fitted a cannular, there was quite a lot of blood coming from a very small needle hole and my wife immediately felt sick and complaint that it was sore to 2 nurses, this was not looked at again until she arrived at the freeman hospital 2 days later and they immediately told her it was infected, my wife's arm was swollen very badly and became badly bruised from her wrist to above her elbow and this was treated by a pressure bandage whilst she had to keep her arm held up all night,
"Admitted with heart attack"
About: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital Cramlington NE23 6NZ
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