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SirorMadam... ,modelanswer:DearSirorMadam
Iamwritingtocomplainaboutthetreatment my daughter and I receivedwhen we
visited the casualty departmentin yourhospitallastweekend.
Duringtheafternoon,my daughter developedseverepainsinthestomach.Becauseit
wasSunday,my normaldoctorwasnotin hissurgery,sowewenttothe hospital
casualty department.Whenwereached the Enquiry counter, it was obvious that
my daughter was unwell asshe was screaming with pain. However,
the Receptionist just told us to sit downandwait.
Over the next four hours, I constantlyaskedhowlong it wouldtakefor adoctorto
seemy daughter, buttheReceptionistwas quite rude and didn’t seem to care very
much.Eventually,wedidseeadoctorand my little girl had to undergo tests toseeif
shehadappendicitis.However,Iwasreallyangry becausethedoctorsaid hehad not
seenanyoneforoveran hour,sotheReceptionist wasn’t doing her job
properly.
I would be grateful if you couldinvestigatethisterribleservicetomakesureit
doesn’thappenagain.
Yoursfaithfully
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