He was told on Monday, September 15, about 1.15pm that he was discharged and could go home.

He packed his things ready to go – all he was waiting for was a doctor to sign his paper work and for his medication.

At 4pm he was moved from his side room with his bag and was sat in a wheelchair by the nurses' station on the ward.

I was called to pick my dad up; i arrived at 4.05pm to see my dad sitting in a wheelchair.

the sister in charge said it wouldnt be long.

Then a doctor arrived to sign his paperwork; so it took from 1.15pm until 4.15pm for a doctor to sign his paperwork.

Then his medication papers had to be taken to the pharmacy.

all this time me and my dad were still in the corridor by the nurses' station.

At 5pm my dad told the staff nurse he would need a porter to take him to the main reception.

It got to 5.30pm, still nothing, then at 5.40pm the pharmacy called to say my dad's tablets were ready so a nurse went to collect them, brought them back, then they had to be checked to make sure they were correct.

Then the sister calls for a porter which my dad had already asked for earlier; guess what? there wasn't any available so one of the nurses had to take him down to the main doors while I went to get the car .

We finally left the hospital at 5.50pm. So from 1.15 until 5.40 he was waiting to go home.

Do you think they should leave patients sitting at the nurses' station?

I think my dad should have been left in his room and not sent out until he had got his tablets and was ready to go home.

JULIE JACKSON, address supplied