Letter: Bombers with a lost cause

Sir: Yesterday we gathered at home, with mothers and grandmothers to celebrate their day of days. Unfortunately one of the younger generation present collided with a tree during the celebrations and it was thought prudent to take her to the Accident and Emergency Department at Warrington District General Hospital to assess the damage.

The speed, efficiency and expertise demonstrated was outstanding, and we were soon on our way home. Nothing unusual you may think, except that the previous day, 44 cases resulting from the bombing of the town centre had been dealt with and cleared by Accident and Emergency within two and a half hours. Consultants had been brought in from adjoining hospitals and a huge ambulance presence had been mounted in a very short time.

Would that those who delight in knocking the NHS recognise that it is often magnificent in times of crisis.

Yours sincerely,

SIMON CUSSONS

Great Budworth, Cheshire

22 March