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Skidmark said:
It won't make a difference. My mother went to Newcastle General where it took five hours for someone to tell her that they were going to move her to the Freeman - that was without anyone actually coming to see her. Once at the Freeman, it took another hour for a nurse to speak with her, three hours for a doctor and another two before she was taken to a ward. I'm sure they met all their targets, though.

And further along....my friend's father went into Sunderland Hospital (not sure which one, or if there's even more than one) and came out with an infected wound which required a further operation and a lovely dose of MRSA. That meant staying in that infested pit for a further ten days.

I have private healthcare and I've never had to use it but when I look at either of the cases listed above, I realise why I'm quite happy forking out for it.
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The QE gives the distinct impression of not being updated since approx. 1981.

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Sinus infections do hurt like hell, if you go get them drained make sure they knock you out for it completely, not just sedated. Whatever you do, don't try and be brave! Insist on being completely out whilst they do it! I've actually come out in a cold sweat and am shaking from remembering the time I had mine drained under mild sedation :(
 
With these symptoms, I would have been calling 999, not NHS direct. You could have DIED in those 45 minutes for heavens sake.

"I was lying in a ball in a dark room and barely able to move with pain."

Again, it should have never been allowed to get to this point. As it turns out, you were lucky, but still!!

Private healthcare is very nice for day-to-day issues, but as already pointed out, the A&E side of things falls to the NHS.
 
Rich said:
With these symptoms, I would have been calling 999, not NHS direct. You could have DIED in those 45 minutes for heavens sake.

"I was lying in a ball in a dark room and barely able to move with pain."

Again, it should have never been allowed to get to this point. As it turns out, you were lucky, but still!!

Private healthcare is very nice for day-to-day issues, but as already pointed out, the A&E side of things falls to the NHS.
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I'm a man, my reaction was 'the painkillers will kick in, I'll have an early night and think about calling my GP if it's still bad in the morning.

As an aside, after walking home, I quite fancy looking at houses on Old Durham Road now...Does anyone know what High Fell is like?

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