A woman who lost half of her stomach in a life-saving emergency operation has complained to the NHS about the medical care she received from her local GP practice in Melksham. Sheila Pickett is upset about the way she was treated by doctors at the Gifford Surgery in Spa Road after first complaining about abdominal problems as far back as October 2019. The 68-year-old lost half of her stomach in March after undergoing a life-saving operation at Bath’s Royal United Hospital. Mrs Pickett, of Woodstock Gardens, said: “On March 7, following two 111 calls, I was rushed to the RUH where an emergency operation was performed in the evening.
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