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I waited 20+ hours in A/E, to think it was the A/E.
I arrived 8pm, I was taken bloods at around 10pm, and from then on—it was dead waiting.
Nurses and other staff were nice, there was just a lot of wasted time. There was a patient who came around 12mn, with relentless asking from staff, he was able to get a response from the doctor around 4am maybe to do a scan. If this was possible in 4 hours, how is it any different from other patients who have been waiting even longer? Do we need to pester nurses all the time to get the attention of doctors? Because amazingly, the doctor turns up eventually for that a relentless patient. It is not fair.
I was seen by the doctor AROUND 9-10AM and would have to wait for a scan, which I perceived is not going to be a short wait. I think nurses, attendants, doctors should take into consideration how long patients are waiting, if I did not pester them at around 4pm to where is the scan, I would have waited for God knows how long. After telling them that I have been there since 8pm, at 4pm the next day, they were able to call porters, ultrasound, and shortly after, I was sent to ultrasound. What if I do not follow up? Do I just sit there and hope that they have a certain system that they follow?
The staff from ultrasound asked me how long I was waiting in A/E and I said 20 hours, they were shocked and told me that how come they only got my request on that period of time? I was as shocked! So how are things managed? How can you feel that there is proper triage and prioritization of those that have been waiting for a long time. Yes, priority to those who are more ill, but it does not mean you have to push further behind those that have been waiting since night time. 20+ hours of waiting time, and it is called an A/E.