LIKE M Townsend (Letters, May 2) I, too, received first-class care from the NHS.

From the emergency department at Clitheroe Hospital via ambulance to the critical care unit at Blackburn Infirmary and later ward D1 at Queen's Park Hospital, my care and treatment could not be faulted.

Our doctors, nurses and paramedics are the best and should be appreciated for their skill, care and kindness.

Also, I would like to thank hospitals catering manager Terry Wilson and his staff for the excellent meals I had.

Do you do takeaways?

DOROTHY SUNTER (Mrs), Millthorpe Avenue, Clitheroe.