It’s bad enough when your child is in hospital, but it’s even worse when both are in hospital at the same time.

That’s exactly what happened to Angela Feeney when both of her daughters had asthma attacks at the same time.

Angela has now thanked staff at Wishaw General Hospital for the excellent care they provided to her two daughters.

The podiatrist, who is based at Newmains Health Centre, called NHS 24 who arranged for the girls to attend the accident and emergency department at Wishaw General.

Angela said: “They both spent the night in hospital. I had to keep leaving one daughter to spend time with another daughter. However, I completely trusted the staff to look after them when I couldn’t be there.

“My oldest daughter Maria spent one night in hospital. However Anna spent a further week in hospital.

“I was amazed at how hard working the staff in the ward are. It is a general paediatric ward, so they care for patients with lots of different conditions.

“I would like to say a massive thank you to the staff who looked after my daughters. As a mother, you are panicking, however from the moment we went into accident and emergency, the staff were calm and reassuring.

“When you go into your local hospital and experience the care they give first hand, you understand how excellent that service actually is. We don’t give it enough praise.”