Thanks

Transpires that the junior dr spoke to my consultant after speaking to the wife and he insisted on me being put to level 2 then... However, as is becoming a trend in this place, this information was not passed down to the nursing staff on duty so I was left to my own devises as the pressure built and built for over 7 hours till a nurse on his own authority put me to level 2.

On a rational level, the beucrasy and mis communication in this place is pretty poor. I can understand why it's driving my wife crazy.