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Originally Posted by Vicky.
Was a shortage of qualified doctors 24/7 tbh. Had to have an emergency ECG and it took nearly an hour to get a doc to do it. Then the useless bastard poked me about 50 times (and that is NO exaggeration) trying to get a vein, didn't apply pressure afterwards either resulting in my arm swelling up like a balloon, then threatened me that if my veins didn't start cooperating he would have to stick it in my neck (!)
One of the trainee doctors (who was meant to be just observing) could see him getting stressed and asked for a try, and she got a vein straight away 
Also I didn't realise there was a problem with nurses too...oh dear :S |
Spread thin due to cost cutting and overworked, nurses numbers are kept down and topped up with agency
