What I liked
I turned up at a quiet A&E in the early afternoon with a painful knee (subsequently diagnosed as a torn ligament) but was turned away without any effective medical examination etc and told to go to a GP because outside the remit of the Hospital.
I am surprised that I could not be seen at a Hospital which is stuffed full with nurses, doctors, X-ray, scanners etc when with pain.
Admittedly my injury was not at all urgent or an emergency but the department seemed fairly quiet and not under any great pressure.
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Furthermore what dreadful PR for the Hospital that rather than inspiring me with its treatment, it turns me away leaving a bitter taste.
What could be improved
A bit of Common Sense
"I turned up at a quiet A&E in..."
About: Hereford County Hospital Hereford County Hospital Hereford HR1 2ER
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