"Another problem patient for this hospital......"

Thank you for posting your feedback on NHS Choices. We are very sorry to learn that you were unhappy with the care delivered by the Colorectal Surgical team. The Trust strives to deliver the highest standard of care and patient experience at all times and we are saddened to hear you felt our communication with you in regards to written information and follow up appointment was not timely and therefore frustrating. It is also disappointing to hear you felt the approach of the Specialist Nurse was less than satisfactory. The Trust aims to “put the patient at the heart of everything we do” and would like to apologise that this was not your experience. Please accept our apologies for this level of service. As your comment has been posted anonymously it is not possible for us to investigate further, and we would be keen to do so in order to identify where, and how, these issues occurred and how we can ensure that other patients do not have the same experience. We would appreciate it if you could please contact Matron Henaghan Surgical services on 0191 233 6161 in order to talk in more detail about your concerns and provide the information that we need to investigate fully.