Consultant's overtime

Do you ever wonder about the targets that the NHS are set?

18 weeks to see a consultant!!

4 hours to be seen in Acceident & Emergency!!!!

Not exactly pushing them to the limit! (and even then, they regularly miss these targets)

..Since when has an emergency been 4hrs waiting times in A&E can be 4hrs but you will be seen by Triage? Nurse well before that who will assets the urgency of you problem,and blue light usually even quicker if needed

Just spoken to my friend as per first post.Got a phone call Moday to say consultant had a cancellation on Tuesday.Turned up at 11.30 am. Job done and away by

2.45pm.Would this have happened if consultant was working in NHS time? Follow up after consultant returns from Hols on 18/8. Being facetious I wonder if consultant was holidaying in Europe and needed more cash as £ has fallen.

I have been attending hospital after being refered by our doctors, and from referal to now including TWO consultant  appointments was started at the beginning of this june(am at the moment on a cc site all wired up