[Margaret Pilkington]

It is the 111 service that is dire.
On the hottest day of the year my daughter was desperately sick, she had been taking no fluids and vomiting for 36 hours non stop....yes, she had anti-sicknes meds, but what use are they when they have to be taken by mouth.
I spent from 8am in the morning until 5pm at night trying to get assistance for her.
I was very worried for her - she was passing no urine was confused and was obviously dehydrated( people die from this).
I must have repeated the clinical details to a variety of people at least 40 times during this time span. A doctor came out and did give her an anti sickness injection during the early afternoon...but by this time she was past the point of no return.

In the end I called the ward that she had been on for her treatment and they called an ambulance......it was with us within 15 minutes.
She was seen immediately in A&E...was given further injectable sickness meds and infused with seven litres of fluid.
So I have nothing but praise for them.