A ‘brave’ dad says he ‘refused to leave A&E’ without vital blood tests - which led to a devastating terminal diagnosis. After being not being able to get GP appointment, claims the dad, he endured a nightmare 20-hour wait in A&E before being told to go back to his GP.
Gareth Dixon, 40, from Warrington was taken to hospital earlier this year after reportedly being unable to get a GP appointment at his practice, Fairfield Surgery in Manchester Road for worsening symptoms of fatigue, thirst and aches and pains.
The dad-of-two said he kept trying to get in to see a doctor but was unable to get a face-to-face appointment. He says he could only get through on the phone, at which point he claims he was just told to go for blood tests several days later. READ MORE:Nine in 10 NHS dental practices are not accepting new adult patients When he started suffering from chest pains 24 hours later, his family insisted he call 111, reports CheshireLive .
During a 20-hour wait in Warrington Hospital’s A&E department, Gareth, who had been suffering from hip and rib cage pain, says he was seen by a doctor who reportedly told him to chase up an appointment with a GP. “I just refused to go anywhere until they had given me a blood test,” said Gareth. “They basically told me there was nothing wrong with me.
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