I VISITED Ward F4b at Southampton General, and, like Mrs K Bricknell (Letters, May 12) discovered a dedicated team of nurses severely stretched by staff shortages.

Where has the many millions spent on the NHS gone, because it doesn't appear to have been spent on retaining a decent level of comfort and care for patients in this ward.

Staff were stretched to the limits providing even the most basic care and they appeared to be run off their feet.

CHRISTOPHER H ROBINSON, Holbury.