"Care from A&E and Ophthalmology Dept"

I was visiting N. Devon when Shingles affected my trigeminal nerve. My eye was painful and the rash was around my eye. A GP on holiday drove me 30mls to Barnstaple. A&E were excellent with the triage nurse asking if I needed paracetamol - a kind thought. The doctor I saw did some tests and liaised with Ophthamology. They worked out 'a plan' for me. I was asked to return two days later when I saw a consultant from Ophthamolgy. I could not have received better treatment, care, consideration and kindness. I was only sorry I was unable to return to the N. Devon Hospital for the check-up the following week.

The treatment at my local hospital was quite different - waiting four and half hours, and being totally ignored in that time. Eventually I received a 2 minute consultation with all my attempts to ask questions ignored. What a different ethos!