I attended the Emergency Department recently because I had a lump on my elbow. I was attended by medical staff who decided that I should be admitted to hospital and have a 48-hour drip of antibiotics in my elbow. They decided to book me in for the following day and told me to return then and be prepared to be admitted. I was told that a letter to this effect would be left at the front counter.
I returned the next day and was admitted to the Emergency Department and changed into a hospital gown. Then different medical staff from the day before told me that the antibiotic drip would be of no use to me and the problem would heal itself in time and I was sent home.
How can different medical staff give different diagnoses on the same problem?
The following week, I managed to see my GP who said that the only way to find out what was wrong with my elbow was by having an ultrasound, which had been booked for the following week.
Staff at the hospital never mentioned having an ultrasound to find out what the problem was and have left me with very little confidence in my treatment at their hands.
"Attendance at the Emergency Department"
About: St John of God Midland Hospital / Emergency Department St John of God Midland Hospital Emergency Department Midland 6056
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