Framey Relating your personal experience is not really relevant, is it? I was making a general point, on the system as it is.
The facts are that there is no diagnosis, but passing large amounts of blood may or may not be life threatening longer term.
As the dr on duty didn't know what was wrong, it would make sense if the system allowed drs in A&E to refer patients to specialists asap. Instead though, people are forced to go back to their GP - and this could take weeks- and then be referred. I doubt it's the same in other European countries. This is partly due to our lack of consultants and 'protecting them' by only allowing GPs to refer.
It doesn't work that way in the private health sector. If a consultant can't treat someone they tell them fully, or know someone with more experience, they refer them personally to another consultant. The whole process is faster and more customer-friendly.
People ought not to go to A&E with colds, sore throats, ingrowing toenails and the like, of COURSE! But when someone has a potentially serious, undiagnosed illness, they should be fast tracked through the system, and drs in A&E ought to be able to do this. The system is antiquated, with people abusing A&E for minor issues, and people in real need being denied fast treatment by specialists.