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"My painful experience of a busy A&E"

About: Lincoln County Hospital / Accident and emergency

(as the patient),

I was bleeding in my lower area due to a cut and a bit of skin was hanging off. My partner rushed me to A&E and there was no parking spaces for patients, my partner and I had no money to pay and for 4 hours was a joke at the cost.

I went in and to see a diagnostic perso was quick but to have it sorted I was waiting 4 hours when I was originally told 2 and a half hours.

There arent enough seats avaliable for people also and when I went to be seen there was used equipment in the side that wasnt put in the bin so I did it! Other than that it was fine, the best was the student nurse or someone who comforted me while I was seen to!

I had to have the skin snipped off and I was terrified but she comforted me and distracted me. Then after she let me lay down and offered me any drink to help me but I kindly declined and laid down to stop shaking. She came back to check on me and I was allowed to go and she gave me some pads for the bleeding.

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