Government cuts have wrecked the NHS
Diagnosed with acute cholesystitus in June. Put on a waiting list for an operation with no date in sight and no follow up guidance . Last week it reoccurred with 5 days of acute pain, and on the advice of my gp, I checked myself into Brighton A&E. Arrived at today at 12, was promptly diagnosed , told I would need tests, an operation and that I would be transferred to a ward in majors. After 7 hours of waiting in a cubicle, I asked when I was to be moved only to be told there are no beds and that whilst I still need the operation, I would be sleeping on a trolley in the corridor. There is no food (I haven’t eaten since yesterday), no water and no pastoral care. It’s now nearly 8PM and no one has come to ask how I’m doing. It is absolutely breaks my heart that today’s NHS is in such an appalling state. It was once the envy of the world. Just to add before coming here, I asked Lewes ‘ Victoria Hospital if they could help me. In response, they asked if I had private health insurance. I suppose that was the aim all along, pay or suffer. Shameful.