A&E treatment
I went to a&e as i had fallen and hurt both ankles, my friend had to drive me, we got there and couldn't park so she had to drop me off but i couldn't walk. we ended up getting a member of staff to wheel me to the a&e department. The travel from the drop off point to the a&e department is awful, the path is not level and its not a pleasant experience being pushed on there. When i got in the nurses were brilliant and helpful. The doctor sent me for an x-ray and told me there was nothing on my x-ray and i could leave with crutches. I told him i couldn't weight bare on any foot and he told me to practice and i needed to leave. I ended up being pushed back out on a wheelchair as i couldn't walk. I got home and couldn't believe what they had said about walking on them. I rang my doctor the day after and had a phone call with them, they asked if i had been called by the hospital and i said no why. The doctor told me they could see my x-ray and i had a fracture in one foot and clear damage to the other foot and not to walk on it. I tried ringing a&e back but they wouldnt entertain my concern and just said stay off your feet and start walking when you feel it is right to do so. I feel at Southport Hospital you are rushed in and out without looking at things properly.