AlskicavAfter 3 days of no no food, constant vomiting & inability to keep down even water, my other half went to hospital today. We tried #NHS111 yesterday, Xmas day, but got no answer. Tried again this morning, still no answer after an hour queue. Called 999 & they assessed an ambulance was required but with a wait of more than 7 hours. Advise was to get a taxi to A&E but the nearest is 16 miles away. So £62 taxi ride later she waits an hour in A&E for triage then 4 hours for a doctor.
Although severe dehydration was diagnosed at triage there is an elapsed time of 7 hours before IV fluids are administered...on a chair in the waiting room because there are no beds. Only received IV after our insistence (they were waiting for a bed first). And the bloods tests now show she has an AKI (acute kidney injury) due to the dehydration. 11 hours later she's still in the waiting room without a bed.
No, she doesn't drink & didn't overindulge
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dorf@alskicav
Hopefully everything will be fine.
Do not vote tories any more...
@dorf Thank you. I don't blame the NHS staff nearly all of whom we saw today are from overseas. The place would cease to function without them.
I've never voted Tory in my life. Never will. Malevolent charlatans only in it for self aggrandisement & the interests of their backers & lobbyists. Once, you could argue they had principles & a policy platform, even if you disagreed with all of it (I did) Now there are no principles only factions, ineptitude & larceny
@alskicav
I don't think anybody (except current government) blames NHS staff.. these people are heroes..
To do not vote tories was just general statement not aimed at you or anyone in particular... Was trying to point out only who to blame for a disaster at hospitals and clinics...
Fully agree with you on how tories are..
I don't think anybody (except current government) blames NHS staff.. these people are heroes..
To do not vote tories was just general statement not aimed at you or anyone in particular... Was trying to point out only who to blame for a disaster at hospitals and clinics...
Fully agree with you on how tories are..