The John Radcliffe 2017-03-16 Person 1 5 0

My son has been suffering for months now with a digestive system which is clearly failing him. Blood & other tests have come back negative but he is now completely floored wracked daily by chronic bouts of sickness & diarrhoea, accompanied by hot & cold sweats. Since he wasn't at deaths door a call to 111 would only ever elicit the response of "Go to your GP in the morning" Tuesday night was so bad that after trying desperately to get my GP to return my request for a call, I managed to bag the golden 6pm emergency appt. So my son was duly dragged from his sick bed with the promise that the GP might be able prescribe him something to finally stop the pain & sickness. The GP himself didn't disappoint in that after a thorough check up he announced my son should be seen up at the JR (John Radcliffe Hospital). He duly rang and spoke at great lengths with the on call Senior Medical Registrar & was insistent that when my son arrived he should be seen immediately due to his condition & it should be noted that when seen, there would be no need to put him through the battery of checks our GP had already done. Armed with a letter plus the assurance that this would happen (along with several 'sick bowls') My 'ex' took him on the long drive up there. They arrived at 8pm, & you guessed it, all mention of THAT conversation our GP had with the Senior on call Registrar was duly ignored & he was put to the back of the queue. Already exhausted & in severe pain they waited - an hour later they took bloods!!! At 12am I received a call from my desperately exhausted, sick son saying they were still waiting, at that point I said come home. Words fail me!! I know many have experienced so much worse but what the NHS put my son through tonight was tantamount to torture! The promise of being seen quickly and having to endure several long car journeys plus waiting in, no doubt,an extremely uncomfortable waiting area whilst suffering the symptoms he is suffering - shocking!! Where is the care there?!! So back to square one & trying to contact the Doc tomorrow to get some pain relief for him at least. Then continuing the battle for answers!