I would like to be able to leave no star review but that is not an option ! After being told by a treatment centre , as it was impossible to get an appointment at out local Doctors surgery, that we needed to go to an accident and emergency hospital to get an ECG and bloods taken, we immediately went to LRI as this is our closest to do this . On arrival the waiting area was full , Ambulance staff going around taking blood pressure’s, homeless people and drunks everywhere. After an hour we had an ECG which the results were ok, and told to wait for bloods to be taken. After Three and a half hours of nothing I enquired as to a time scale, and was told it would be a possibility of another NINE hour wait ! This is unacceptable, I understand there were people in more need than we were but THIRTEEN hours for an ECG and bloods to be taken . After informing the staff that we wouldn’t be waiting I was asked by a Doctor what was the ailment, after telling him he said “ it was very important to get the blood tests and that if we left we would be back . We went home and booked to get the test privately was seen straight away and had the results the same day.