Re: Waits for emergency care are worst for 10 years, figures show
Dear Editor
I am writing in regards to the picture the accompanies the article 'Waits for emergence care are worst for 10 years, figures show' (The Student BMJ February 2015, volume 23, page 6). The article makes specific reference to A&E waiting times for NHS England and does not mention NHS Wales/GIG Cymru at any point. I feeling that using a picture of the emergency department at the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff is a misrepresentation of the Welsh NHS. The bilingual emergency unit sign above the ambulances (Uned Achosion Brys) is clearly visible and is recognisably Welsh. I believe that it is unfair to associate failings in NHS England with a Welsh hospital. Please use your own hospitals for a negative article.
Yours faithfully
Adam Mounce
Second year medical student Cardiff University
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Re: Waits for emergency care are worst for 10 years, figures show
Dear Editor
I am writing in regards to the picture the accompanies the article 'Waits for emergence care are worst for 10 years, figures show' (The Student BMJ February 2015, volume 23, page 6). The article makes specific reference to A&E waiting times for NHS England and does not mention NHS Wales/GIG Cymru at any point. I feeling that using a picture of the emergency department at the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff is a misrepresentation of the Welsh NHS. The bilingual emergency unit sign above the ambulances (Uned Achosion Brys) is clearly visible and is recognisably Welsh. I believe that it is unfair to associate failings in NHS England with a Welsh hospital. Please use your own hospitals for a negative article.
Yours faithfully
Adam Mounce
Second year medical student Cardiff University
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