I am appalled by the healthcare system we have in place at Halstead.

This photo shows the queue on Monday morning to get into the doctors surgery - sick people waiting in the rain.

What a way to treat people.

I have paid NHS contributions for 41 years to now have to queue outside to take a ticket, to wait one hour for a receptionist to decide if my symptoms warrant a nurse or a doctor and then wait another 30 mins to see a doctor.

Total time at doctors: two hours.

So who is this system for because its certainly not for the person who wants to see a doctor or nurse and get back to work quickly.

And the council what is it doing?

Oh, yes, giving planning permission for another 218 houses in Halstead without consideration for the woefully inadequate infrastructure they have in place to support.

It’s a disgrace.

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