Close-up view of `hospital failings'.A COUNCILLOR left waiting on a hospital trolley trolley: see streetcar. overnight has vowed to fight for hospital reforms. Crosby Crosby, town (1991 pop. 54,116), Sefton metropolitan district, NW England, on Liverpool Bay. Formed in 1937 from the urban districts of Great Crosby and Waterloo-with-Seaforth, Crosby is primarily residential. The town's history dates back more than 1,000 years. councillor Jack Colbert, 48, witnessed the failings of Liverpool's health service. He suffered stomach pains for 10 hours at Fazakerley hospital while waiting to see a doctor. Coun Colbert, from Beech Grove, Seaforth, who arrived at casualty at midnight, was eventually sent home, still in pain, at 10am and told to see his GP. Now he is lodging Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a an official complaint with the hospital's chief executive. Molyneux ward Lib-Dem Coun Colbert said: ``I have heard horror stories of patients waiting on trolleys for hours, but to experience it for myself was a massive shock.'' A meeting of South Sefton community health council will be held on September 10. A spokesman for Fazakerley hospital said: ``The Accident and Emergency Department had been particularly busy during this night and the Trust is sorry some patients had to wait for longer than we would wish. There were a number of patients who required full attention.'' |
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