Upon arrival and trying to book in. I was informed of a 3hr wait! As if to deter me booking in. Not a problem. I was seen quickly by the nurse And explained in in a lot of pain. And waited and waited in a cold waiting room. With three other people. And a homeless young man who was rudely asked to leave. After 3hrs I asked for pain relief. As sitting in the cold was making my condition worse and all my pain relief had now worn off. And said the waiting room is freezing cold others had taken to putting their hoods up. I was offered a blanket. And 10min later I was called through and given 1 tablet and told it was a controlled drug. I asked for 2 tablets as one would not be sufficient. Again told this can't be done it's a controlled drug. I thanked them for the service and left cold through to the bone. I don't wish to sound ungrateful. But could and would have like to be treated better. I witnessed another person being turned away who was in pain and advised to wait until the morning. The department in my view was quiet.
"Waiting for pain relief."
About: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital Margate CT9 4AN
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