Long & Awful Experience in A&E
I spent 15 hours in A&E waiting to be seen. In that time I was only moved from one waiting area to another. I discharged myself. The department was filthy, waiting times were atrocious. Elderly patients were just left without any care provided at all, I cared for one elderly gentleman in the waiting area. He was very old and frail, he had no food or drink with him, I got him a drink and some food because the staff could not care less. He was left with a temporary sling but no one had even helped him to put it on properly, so I assisted him. Overall the experience was shocking, and I was appalled that vulnerable elderly people we not better cared for by staff.