"Amazing care"

I presented at Wishaw A&E on the morning of Monday mid February 2025. I'd had, what I thought was bad indigestion throughout the night, it changed into a pain in the chest by morning, at this point it seemed wise to get it checked. I was triaged very quickly, blood tests and ecg were taken.

I was then sent to x-ray and returned to the small waiting area near triage. I was told within the hour that I'd had a heart attack the night before. I was then told I would be transferred to Hairmyres where the coronary team would check me over. 

I'd been given morphine hence my grasp of timings is a bit hazy at this point. 

In the afternoon I was bluelighted over to Hairmyres, the paramedic crew were excellent, kept me relaxed and upbeat.

Within 10 minutes of arriving at Hairmyres I had angioplasty and a balloon was used to open the offending artery, I was allowed to watch this on a large screen which was fascinating and really helpful.

I was in the coronary care unit at Hairmyres overnight, again the staff were wonderful, I felt very well cared for. I was transferred to the coronary care unit at Wishaw (again the paramedic team were great) and remained there until the Friday afternoon when I was discharged. Again the staff were all wonderful.

The care I received was beyond reproach, friendly, professional staff at every point, I couldn't fault them if I wanted to.

The only thing I could say could be better would be the food, as a vegetarian there was little choice and ironically none of it seemed 'healthy'. This is a minor gripe on what was an exceptional care experience.