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"Clean and safe environment for my infusion"

About: North Devon District Hospital / Cancer Services

(as the patient),

After being on home treatment for the past 28 years, coming into Torrington hospital every two weeks for my intravenous infusion has taken off the pressure that I feel when doing it at home, putting in my own needle and making sure all runs smoothly.

The nursing staff are truly caring, wonderful and efficient. I could not ask for better care. It has also taken the pressure off my wife who is my partner on home treatment. During Covid when I have been shielding it has also given me the opportunity to talk to the healthcare professionals in a very clean and safe environment.

The only concern I have is the lighting is very poor and I struggle to read while on treatment.

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Response from Melanie Hughes, Community Nurse Team Manager (Northern Services), Cancer Services (Northern Services), Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 3 years ago
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Melanie Hughes
Community Nurse Team Manager (Northern Services), Cancer Services (Northern Services),
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 25/02/2021 at 11:08
Published on Care Opinion at 15:21


Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your lovely feedback.

It is lovely to hear that you look forward to coming into our Day Treatment Unit for your treatment.

We are so pleased to hear that the care you receive on the unit supports not only you but also your wife.

Thank you so much for the feedback regarding the lighting, we have sourced a lamp so yourself and others can now read comfortably whilst receiving your treatment on our unit.

We really appreciate your comments so thank you.

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