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"Staff were easy to get on with"

About: North Devon District Hospital / Ophthalmology North Devon District Hospital / Urology

(as the patient),

I had an Ophthalmology appointment at Barnstable hospital last week. I’m having a bit of laser treatment on a troublesome eye. There were no problems with my appointment. The doctor I saw was extremely communicative and anything I wanted to know he told me and he was quite happy to talk away, it was an extremely useful experience, his name is Doctor Thornton, the support member of staff, was called Sarah, she was also excellent at her job, easy to get on with, if you can have a laugh with someone it really helps. The whole ambiance of the place is good.

Things always seem to go smoothly, I go fairly regularly I suppose and it all seems to go alright, if I have a point to make it is always taken on board.

I also use the urology department in this hospital quite often, and I have the same attitude about them really, right from my GP who I saw in the first place, it all has been absolutely excellent. Sometimes clerical details are a bit vague and dates might be wrong ( e.g. a letter might say they say they saw me in august when it was July, but it doesn’t matter, no significance to it), but generally the urology department is as good as the others.

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Response from Paula Howells, Senior Medical Secretary (Northern Services), Urology Team (Northern Services), Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 10 months ago
Paula Howells
Senior Medical Secretary (Northern Services), Urology Team (Northern Services),
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

I have worked in the NHS for over 35 years as a senior Medical Secretary in various specialties. I currently work in the Urology Department providing PA services to the clinical team.

Submitted on 30/06/2023 at 15:17
Published on Care Opinion at 15:17


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Dear earthwp53

Many thanks for leaving your feedback with regard to contact with our Urology services. I am pleased you have found contact with us to be excellent, however, I apologise for the clerical errors.

I will pass your feedback onto the team.

Many thanks again for taking the time and trouble to leave your feedback.

Kind regards

Paula

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Response from Melanie Grout, Lead Nurse Ophthalmology Outpatients (Northern Services), Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 10 months ago
Melanie Grout
Lead Nurse Ophthalmology Outpatients (Northern Services),
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 05/07/2023 at 09:46
Published on Care Opinion at 10:43


Dear earthwp53

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback for the ophthalmology service. I will ensure your comments are passed on to the relevant staff.

Thank you again

Mel

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