Elderly mother in law suffers fall at home and in lots of pain. Called Ambulance for assistance. Advised of a waiting time of 3 hours Ambulance arrived 7 hours later. She was admitted to RCH Treliske and told she has a broken hip and is advised she will have to undergo surgery. She has been pretty much nil by mouth for 48 hours as part of her preparation for surgery but cancelled twice because of emergencies.
Is a broken hip not an emergency?
NHS website advises a broken hip is best fixed within 36 hours. So after 7 hours lying on the floor at home waiting for Ambulance and 40 hours in a hospital bed she still waits. We all know the pressures the NHS is under but I do find her situation quite alarming
"Broken hip"
About: Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) / Trauma and orthopaedics Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) Trauma and orthopaedics TR1 3LJ South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust / Emergency ambulance South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Emergency ambulance Exeter EX2 7HY
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