You would have been put on an antibiotic drip in A&E, then transfered to the specialist area of the hopital for that complaint.
If you came in by 'NHS Taxi' there would be no waiting at all, it is a well used trick.
Well, I admit to startling the living daylights out of miss “flash my britches” enough that she tore out.
Best part was that two ambulance crews brought people in...and they ended up waiting too.
Doc spoke to the desk nurse outside the room I was in, “we can quick discharge him. There’s nothing wrong” -said outside the door without examining me.
“What’s the trouble?” -said upon entering the room.
“Well doc, I seem to have a problem with my lungs..” the look on his face was priceless.
He stepped back into the hall, grabbed the chart, sent me to x-ray, then stuck me on this nasty thick purple cough syrup and antibiotics.
Ugh.