ON July 24, 2025 I was in York Hospital for two operations on my ears suffering from skin cancer.
I was there from 7.20am until 11.15am and all the treatment I received from all the frontline staff at the day ward, bay 3, bed number 5, was superb.
Every doctor, nurse, surgeon, receptionist, wheelchair assistant, caterer were so caring, patient, considerate, skilful, kind, whether they were English, European, Asian or African.
We are so fortunate to have all these people in our NHS.
Never take any of them for granted. A big thank you to all.
David Quarrie,
Lynden Way,
Holgate, York
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A&E has to be based on a priority system
I’m sorry to hear of the nearly ten-hour delay to David Huysers and his father Richard had on attending York Hospital A&E , it’s really unacceptable for anyone of any age to have to suffer and wait for so long.
But unfortunately there couldn’t have been a worse possible time to be taken ill – late evenings and into the early hours are always the busiest time in A&E.
Unfortunately it isn’t run on a first come first seen to basis.
It is, and has to be, based on priority system.
Ten hours is certainly a long time to get treatment but at least the treatment eventually came.
I wonder how many life or death decisions had to be made on the night in question, and how many people are grateful for the NHS’s medical intervention that night?
I’m glad to hear Richard eventually received his treatment and is hopefully fully recovered from his ordeal.
D M Deamer,
Penleys Grove Street,
Monkgate
York
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Disgrace in Gaza
WHAT is happening in Gaza is a humanitarian disgrace. Not only are people being bombed out of their homes, they are slowly being starved to death. Obviously what Hamas did to those at the music festival was terrible, but the length and depth of retribution being undertaken by Israel is deserving of no moral support whatsoever.
It should be the duty of the Jewish community in Britain to send a message to Tel Aviv that now is the time to stop the conflict, failure to do so would suggest they are in accord with what is taking place, if so perhaps the chief rabbi could explain why this is so.
Peter Rickaby,
West Park,
Selby
