SIR – Through your wonderful paper could I please say a very big thank you to all the staff on Ashbrook Ward, Lynfield Mount, for all their care and attention they gave to me in my hour of need.

Special thanks to Pam and Rosie who kept me fed and watered, and to all the doctors, nurses, housekeepers who made my stay, although unplanned, a pleasant one.

Diane R Burns, Windsor Crescent, Oakworth, Keighley