My father had to attend the A&E at South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen. He had stomach pain with constipation and told by to out of hours Doctor to make his way into SWAH A&E. When we spoke to the Nurse she told us that stomach pain is hard to assess in Enniskillen and we may need to go to Altnagelvin Hosptial. After hours in SWAH we were indeed told by the Doctor we would have to get our own way to Altnagelvin.
When we got there, we had to wait for hours to be seen by another Nurse and even longer to be seen by the Doctor. The Doctor told us that my father could be treated with laxatives and that my father was safe to go home.
To me, this was shocking care, and I feel my father was badly let down by the system.
"I feel my father was let down"
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