"Waited 6 hours!"

About: Southend Hospital / Accident and emergency Southend Hospital Accident and emergency Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 0RY

Posted via nhs.uk 7 years ago

My 14 year old needed an ecg and had to see a paediatric doctor. 6 hours later he still hadn't been seen by the doctor! Overcrowded is an understatement

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Southend Hospital

Submitted on 31/10/2016 at 14:04

Published on nhs.uk on 01/11/2016 at 01:31

Thank you for your post and we are sorry to hear about your wait.
Unfortunately the trust have been experiencing a high volume of patients needing emergency care - we are sorry this affected your wait time.
Please be assured the comments will be passed to the department for patient feedback comments.
Regards,
Patient Involvement Team

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