MY wife and I, going to our doctors, found that the waiting room was full, no seats available.

A young lady got up for my wife (we are in our 80s) whereupon she sat on the floor whilst I sat on the magazine table. Obviously a seat came available for me but by the time she was called there were two people sitting on the floor, one on the table and four standing.

There is no excuse as there is enough room for seven more seats.

Obviously my wife was embarrassed having someone sit on the floor for her. This was not the first time. We seldom can sit together. I asked her when she came out if she had mentioned painkillers. She said no as he apologised he had to rush as they were so busy. But why were there so many people there? It was a Monday morning. Surely with surgeries having multiple number of doctors they could eliminate this Monday rush by having a rota system to open a few hours on a Sunday. Let the doctors have a couple of days off in the week. Their wives might like it, the shops are open.

It’s the same with hospitals. Why do they have multi million pounds worth of high-tec medical equipment laying idle and unused on Sundays? It’s not the doctors or nurses that are the trouble. They are all very nice. It’s the system and management.

KEN ADAMS, Glen Road, Parkstone