Newbury Hospital poor service this week, From Blood takers department! Options

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Normally getting blood samples taken at West Berks/Newbury hospital involves a
wait of around 30-40 minutes, and the staff have a blackboard up showing what current waiting time is.
You just roll up and can't make bookings.

Yesterday morning (Th 12th) it was an unacceptable 2 hours due to "staff shortages" we were told.

As many having blood drawn have to fast from night before,
so there's at least 12 hours of abstinence, as it were,
some will have found themselves to start feeling a bit weak.

As many there are obviously ill/elderly, the powers that be,
really need to address; staff there claimed it's been like this since New Year.


NHS need to have more respect for other peoples time in my opinion.