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"I'm currently being treated ..."

About: Fairfield General Hospital

(as the patient),

What I liked

I'm currently being treated by a senior physiotherapist and they are very knowledgable and understanding of my condition. I have never been kept waiting more than 10 minutes to be seen.

What could be improved

I could have been sent home with a dressing on my wound after a laparoscopy, the one the nurse put on fell off and after telling the nurse she said she didn't have time. I left with an open wound which got infected. Also attitude towards pain relief could improve - I asked for some painkillers and was told I 'probably had a low pain threshold'. Cleanliness could be improved - On another occasion my grandmother was admitted to a ward which was dirty and when I switched on the fan a pile of dust settled on the bed aggravating my grandmother's heart condition. Privacy on Ward - Also quite often there were seven visitors around the patient in the next bed and it was difficult to speak to my grandmother through all the noise,

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Response from Fairfield General Hospital 15 years ago
Fairfield General Hospital
Submitted on 19/06/2008 at 22:15
Published on nhs.uk on 17/07/2008 at 09:30


We'll pass on your comments, both good and bad. We do take hygine very seriously. You may be interested to know that we have recently introduced a visitors code which now limits visitors around beds to two. More information is available at www.pat.nhs.uk

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