Sir - Recently the NHS service in Worcester has been the subject of some negative news stories, I, like many others have a recent experience with our NHS which I would like to share.

Last Sunday morning my wife' severe stomach pains had reached a point where it was no longer tolerable and we contacted111.

We were spoken to by the most helpful person who after 15 minutes of questions consulted her line manager. We were then told that it would be necessary to send an ambulance.

Around 7 minutes later the doorbell rang, there were three people, the ambulance driver, a fully qualified paramedic and a trainee paramedic, together with what was probably hundreds of pounds worth of equipment, portable heart monitor, saline drip, blood pressure monitor and so on.

After about 45 minutes of expert care the paramedic decided that my wife needed hospital care and further tests.

We arrived at A&E to be met by a staff nurse who made a quick assessment of my wife and transferred her to a cubicle in A&E. In the following few hours my wife had two x-rays and two blood tests. The department was very busy so delays were inevitable but at every stage we were kept informed.

The "trolley "my wife was on was every bit as comfortable as a bed and she was quite able to nod off having been given morphine to ease the pain.

Around 5 pm, having been at the Royal since 10am, my wife was admitted for overnight observation. We were treated with the utmost dignity, the best possible nursing care, all at a time when they were very busy.

I feel that every positive experience should be reported. Thank you Worcester NHS.

Mr A Barton

Droitwich