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My A&E experience

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"My A&E experience"

About: Tameside General Hospital

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My last visit to T&G A&E was a very unpleasant experience. I went via ambulance as I had a fall down some steps in a hotel; I was carrying 2 drinks which I spilt over myself. I was seen by a junior member of staff and not physically examined or X-rayed, I was given some pain killing tablets and discharged – I was not happy and asked for a second opinion. I was see by a more experienced doctor and was examined and given an injection – I was still in severe pain and my husband had to help me walk back to the car. Days later I was still in extreme pain and saw may GP he sent me for an X-ray and found I had a broken rib!! This meant 2 visits to T&G when one would have sufficed, costing the taxpayer and the NHS time and money. I found the whole thing very upsetting and drawn out as both visits were lengthy, only just meeting the 4 hour wait in A&E.

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Response from John Goodenough, Director of Nursing, Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 10 years ago
John Goodenough
Director of Nursing,
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 24/07/2013 at 09:16
Published on Care Opinion at 16:53

I am sorry that you have had an upsetting experience when attending for treatment at the hospital.

We are always looking for ways to further improve the patient experience. Can I ask that you contact the PALS department so we can examine the issues you have raised in more detail.

Kind regards,

John Goodenough

Director of Nursing

‘’Would you like to help the hospital to improve its services further? We are currently looking for patients and carers to become involved in a development called “Patient Stories”. We want to know more about our services from the point of view of those who received them – what was good, bad, what could be improved, what should be changed. Want to know more about what’s involved? Please contact John Goodenough, Director of Nursing at

john.goodenough@tgh.nhs.uk”

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Response from Tameside General Hospital 10 years ago
Tameside General Hospital

Submitted on 24/07/2013 at 10:20
Published on nhs.uk on 25/07/2013 at 04:00

I am sorry that you have had an upsetting experience when attending for treatment at the hospital. We are always looking for ways to further improve the patient experience. Can I ask that you contact the PALS department so we can examine the issues you have raised in more detail. Kind regards, John Goodenough Director of Nursing ‘’Would you like to help the hospital to improve its services further? We are currently looking for patients and carers to become involved in a development called “Patient Stories”. We want to know more about our services from the point of view of those who received them – what was good, bad, what could be improved, what should be changed. Want to know more about what’s involved? Please contact John Goodenough, Director of Nursing at john.goodenough@tgh.nhs.uk”

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