Now I have written many times about my support of the NHS, but I am sorry to say that the service I received on Sunday morning, a bit of background first, I have spent some time in hospital over the past year, I have heart and kidney failure, diabetes insulin dependent, problems with my thyroid gland, so I have a build up of fluid on my legs, I am taking medication for this but on Saturday both legs started leaking fluid and as in the past I have seen a nurse at my GP's surgery but being Sunday morning I felt that I needed to have the legs dressed, so not wishing to go to A&E I went to the minor injuries unit, I was seen and told that it was a nurse led service and it was not their job to do, and that the NHS had not got the resources to do it for me, I was told to go and see my GP on Monday (bank holiday) so go on Tuesday, if I was not happy ring 111 and speak to them, we are forever told to use these services but it seems that only if you have certain problems, so it seems I am not to go to A&E, nor the minor injuries unit, it makes me laugh that we are fore ever being told that the government wants a seven day service, but some staff are not doing that with the excuse that they are short of money, I have paid into the health service since starting work in 1961 so might I expect to be looked after or not???????.
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