A retired nurse what should waited 24 hours in the corridors to be attended to he was heartbroken by the care given to him in the hospital and the stress that health workers had to deal with.

Val Johnstone, 80 yearsspent most of the day in the corridors full of patients on Liverpool Royal Hospitalfrom great Britainafter suffering from dizziness and nausea.

Taken by ambulance to the hospital

The woman living alone in sheltered housing in Woolton, Liverpool, was taken by ambulance to the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department on Thursday, March 2.

“It’s disgusting to see how many paramedics are stranded there so many sick people lined up in the corridorsit was amazing. There are ambulances lined up outside,” Val explained Liverpool echo.

And he added: “All these paramedics are there helping to the bathroom, for example, because they areThe nurses couldn’t handle it they are too busy taking care of other people.

Worse, he said this case only happened in the first corridor he was in and people were also lining up around him.

Finally they led him down the second corridor, “There are 27 separate rooms and all full of people on stretchers“, he highlighted.

In fact, Val confirmed it after more than 24 hours of being in the hallway doctors evaluated it there, which felt “terrible”.

Health problems and hospital care

The woman knew the cloth very well, as she is a retired nurse. That makes it a voice that is more than authorized to give opinions and make comparisons.

“When a doctor evaluates you on a stretcher in the corridor, no real privacy, no dignity: everyone can hear what’s going on. It’s not the staff’s fault, it’s appalling what they are being treated to,” complained a former nurse for England’s National Health Service, known by its acronym NHS.

“Until you’re there you don’t really realize what they’re up against and why NHS staff are on strike. It’s not just about the salary, it’s more about the obligation to take care of their patients and how they do it,” he defended this particular position as reflected. Glass.

Boy, what He is now at home and feeling better.was an NHS nurse for many years before moving to Portugal in the 1990s, where she established her own nursing service.

Val assures that never worked 13 or 14 hour shifts, but now everyone does it every day. “I feel so desperate for them. The system is broken and no wonder they left the job“.

And it brings reflections that, more than ever before, and for the darkness of this time, make him a hateful comparison. “I came into this world and there was no NHS. Then in 1948, we become the envy of the world. I am now at an age where we no longer have a great NHS, only crumbling decadence.”

Public health systems: a hateful comparison

David Meliahead of nursing Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trustin response to Johnstone’s comments.

“Like many hospitals, we are constantly experiencing high demands and challenges to exclude patients who no longer require hospital care, which means that we are not always able to admit patients from accident and emergency department (A&E) as fast as we want.”

“Our associates at A&E work very hard to provide safe care in very challenging circumstances and our patient advice and complaints team is available should Val wish to speak directly to us about any aspect of her care,” he said in a mediating tone.

A spokesperson for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside said: “Our priority, as always, is ensuring safe, high-quality care for people in the areaBut it’s no secret that urgent and emergency services across the country are under significant pressure.”

The survey shows worrying results

According to British newspapers, there is a a large number of patients remain in hospital even though they are medically fit to be discharged.

And that “intensive and focused work with health and care partners, including local governments, is underway to urgently address this challenge.”

health negative context sequel stage of the coronavirus pandemicshow that one in four ambulance service staff plans to resign.

And the shocking fact it published: more than half said they had witnessed deaths caused by NHS delays.

A record number of overworked NHS staff say they plan to leave “as soon as they can find new jobs”, according to the report. NHS staff survey of 636,000 workers.

Ambulance personnel have seen a major jump: 24% reported their intention to leave their job in 2022, compared to 16.8% in 2020.

And 40% said they had seen a mistake or near miss in the last year harm or could harm a patient or NHS staff. More than set numbers to think and rethink.