Keith Sansum1 wrote:I think the NHS is under pressure and will be for some time
I very close relative of mine who lives in West London collapsed yesterday afternoon at home with what appeared to be stroke.
Fortunately his next door neighbour is a medic who came round immediately and 'phoned for an ambulance, telling them the symptoms.
They waited for
over an hour before they 'gave up' loaded him in the back of a car and drove to Charing Cross hospital through busy traffic.
Charing Cross hospital absolutely chaotic and a wait of about an hour to see anyone.
CT scan/blood tests/ECG eventually given.
Diagnosis - was a mini-stroke (Transient ischaemic attack (TIA).
(Symptoms are the same as a stroke, but tend to only last between a few minutes and a few hours before disappearing completely).
Remember that advert?
'The faster you act the more of the person we save'.
Over an hour ambulance response ................................