I am not slagging it off. I truely wanted an understanding of how things work, which is why I asked the question. Trying not to be ignorant.

If anything it has helped me realise that the way I was treated yesterday was not appropriate, not just to do with length of wait, but other things. Once I was being treated, I could not fault the Dr and the nursing staff, if is the way triage was being done yesterday that I had real concerns with.