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Cabin fever
  1. C O’Mahony
  1. Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester CH2 1UL, UK; colm.omahony@coch.nhs.uk

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    EASTGATE CLOCK, CHESTER

    I thought I’d seen it all before, but this just takes the biscuit. This is the worst clinic premises I have ever seen. It appears to be a green Portacabin in the middle of a car park. When I tentatively opened the door, directly into the 6 ft by 6 ft waiting room, a gust of rain and wind whipped through the flimsy building. Eurocamp has bigger mobile homes than this building, meant to cater for a catchment population of almost ¼ million.

    My heart went out to the hard working, sympathetic staff, who actually use this place, and I can only admire the dedication and fortitude that gives them the courage to actually come in every day and …

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