I am trying to give a balanced view but remain very disappointed about the service provided by the hospital in caring for my farther who is an elderly but very with it gentlemen at 93. My dad had a fall which has lead to a small fracture this part of his care is fine and he is now able to move around again with the help of a Zimmer frame. My Dad had two already existing conditions which has required attention and despite several requests neither of these matters have been addressed, or if they have been we have certainly not been advised. The matters are best addressed by father's GP but of course this is impossible during his hospital stay. After two or three days by father was fit enough to leave hospital however despite several requests to progress this matter so far as a can see nothing is happening. This problem is made worse in that there is no named and publicly known individual who is responsible for my father's care whilst he is at hospital so there is nobody that we can address our concerns to. Instead I get the distinct impression that the hospital are happy for my Dad to continue his stay there to receive poor quality care, since it seems to serve the hospital's need rather than my father's needs. Dealing with the hospital is like dealing with a Jelly you keep on prodding and you feel like you have made some impression but everything ends up in exactly the same position has before. To my knowledge at least three people have been advised of my fathers continuing needs and circumstances but still we are asked the same questions I also have a side issue, I have visited the hospital three times and during this visit the only hand drier at the toilet in the reception area is broken and there is no other means to dry your hands. This is not good for hygiene and reflection of the poor quality management of the hospital. Surely you can do better than this. My Dad is still in the hospital so I shall report on our continuing progress in trying to extract him
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About: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Birmingham B15 2WB
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