Monday 7th Oct….arrived A & E 14.00hrs ..for a blood test, CT scan ..as urgently requested by our consultant….possible blood clot. we finally departed with a clear clot free scan ..the good news ….however the time we left was Tues 8th 06.00hrs A complete nightmare…16 hrs ..on a plastic chair, hundreds of tired, distressed patients..quite clearly the system isn’t working ..too many patients? a lack of a professional systems, patient numbers increased via their surgery’s redirecting them via 111 towards A&E when a pharmacy could have assisted them much more efficiently…..Feel very sorry for the nurses, doctors, admin.staff …it can’t be satisfying in these circumstances….top level management needs to address ..that’s what they are paid handsomely to do.