"Excellent cardiac care"

I recently spent five nights in Maidstone Hospital, three of them in the Cardiac Care unit.

I was extremely impressed with the level of the care and efficiency of the staff.

Nurses, and particularly the sisters, made me feel I was in very safe hands.

I was treated very courteously at all times and liked the fact that every member of staff meeting me for the first time introduced themselves with their name.

I also appreciated being asked how I wished to be addressed.

More importantly, I was monitored at all times and never had to call out if I was worried.

The cardiac ward is one of the very few mixed sex wards, which did not worry me at all - I was the only woman in a ward with four men and enjoyed the humour of my fellow patients.

I very much appreciated the fact that there was no television, which resulted in the ward being quiet.

I would definitely recommend the cardiac unit to anyone needing a pacemaker fitted, as I did.