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The staff in this ward personally need medals

Posted By Fast101

"The staff in this ward personally need medals"

About: Southern General Hospital / Urology

(as the patient),

I was admitted to ward 10 of the urology department of the southern general hospital in Glasgow.

I have read recently about the staff shortage of the nose, well what can I say, the staff in this ward to me personally need medals.

From the second I was admitted to the second I was discharged I received the best health care, not only were the staff helpful and kind but so very friendly.

I can honestly say the nurses and auxiliary nurses really do work extremely hard to provide such incredible care. The way the dealt with the more difficult patients was fantastic.

1 staff nurse in particular was so helpful, hard working and kind. This nurse who I only know as Nester buzzed around this very busy ward. When it was time for me to be discharged I was asked if I could wait in waiting area for my medication and discharge from to Dr to be made as bed was needed. I was told that it would take a while which I had no problem with at all as I could see how very busy the ward was. I was still offered lunch and tea as I waited. When my medication and discharge letter was finally ready the staff nurse Nester apologised numerous times for my wait despite it being clear just how busy they where. This for me just showed what great staff works here.

I know some people complain about the nhs but I honestly think they have to see first hand just how hard these Dr's and nurses actually work as I'm sure they would realise they go beyond the call of duty to help their patients.

Well done on having some of the best nhs staff

Many many thanks for my great care

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Response from Lorna Fairlie, Patient Experience, Public Involvement Project Manager, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 9 years ago
Lorna Fairlie
Patient Experience, Public Involvement Project Manager,
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

I work in a small team in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde which seeks to involve patients and carers in the work of the NHS. The biggest part of my role is in managing feedback projects across the Board area, one of which is Patient Opinion. It is my job to give our patients and carers the opportunity to give us feedback, and to make sure that this is passed to the right people to help us improve the services we provide.

Submitted on 06/02/2015 at 16:33
Published on Care Opinion at 17:06

Dear Fast101,

Thank you for getting in touch with your feedback on your stay in Ward 10 at the Southern General. I am really pleased to hear that you had such a positive experience and have already passed your kind comments on to the General Manager for the service who has in turn sent to the staff on the ward.

You highlight a very important point when talking about how busy the ward was - what stands out in your post is that the standards of communication by the staff remained very high throughout and that they continued to ensure you were kept comfortable during your wait. These relatively simple actions make such a difference to the way our patients are made to feel, as you have demonstrated.

Thank you again for taking the time to provide your feedback, and I wish you all the best.

Kind Regards,

Lorna

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