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About: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Hello i visited the a and e on Monday the 3rd of December at Walsall Manor for my son Sahir Mahmood. He encountered a severe asthma attack and the a and e told me that they cant do anything about that. They told me to go to the urgent care centre and they told me the waiting time was 2 hours. My son here couldn't wait two hours because he was suffering an asthma attack . i told them but they denied and told me to wait. My son breathing went that severe he found it difficult to say a word let alone speak! I went to the reception and literally cried to explain the fact my son is in severe pain. The reception ladies did not take further action but luckily a nurse came up to me and checked my sons illness. She went back to the a and e with me, and then he was kept all night in the children's ward i believe it was the paediatric ward. The doctors did tell me that his asthma was severe and why didn't i bring him earlier? And i replied the reason behind this and they told me to complain. This was not good patient relations especially for an ill child. He is 6 and suffered a severe asthma attack what can i do other than take him a and e? Breathing is the main priority so what was the reasoning for this poor behaviour?

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Response from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust 5 years ago
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Submitted on 01/02/2019 at 12:25
Published on nhs.uk at 13:17


Thank you for your comments and I am very sorry to learn of your experience. I am also sorry for the delay in responding to this message which has been due to a technical fault in receiving the NHS Choices notifications. We would however like the opportunity to discuss this with you further if this is still your wish and this can be arranged via contacting the Patient Relations team on 01922 656463 or via email patientrelations@walsalhealthcare.nhs.uk

Regards

Garry Perry

Head of Patient Relations

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