My experience in Stafford contrasts with the Mary Heweston hsopital, Keswick
I fell and badly hurt my ankle on Catbells, near Keswick in the Lake District.

I got down with a little help from my friends and taxied to the cottage hospital.

The receptionist was very nice and asked what had happened and offered me a cup of tea. She then apologised that they did not have any full time doctors, but there was an on call one who would take an hour or so to come over.

The nurse makes more tea, but before I could drink it, a gorgeous young doctor strides in, takes an xray with the help of the nurse, makes the diagnosis, gave me some crutches and sends me on my way.

The moral of the story?
Don't get too ill in the Lakes as they will pack you off to Whitehaven (where people have more fingers, arms and heads etc. than human normal) But if you get a bit ill, go the Mary Heweston, its ace and has free tea.
(Littlesirjohn sprung up his head and so amazed them all., Sat 13 Mar 2010, 0:22, 1 reply)

went there once
got severe blisters hiking, couldn't even walk. i only went in to see if they had some plasters or something. they patched my feet up in double-quick time and sent me on my way. they really were very helpful.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sat 13 Mar 2010, 0:54, closed)