"Wards are well and efficiently run and staff..."

I was admitted via A&E for pneumonia and stayed 10 days in KGV on two wards - Medical Assessment and Gardenia.

The medical and nursing staff were caring and efficient and the ancillary staff, including cleaners and catering staff were uniformly pleasant and diligent.

The food (vegetarian option) was good and there was a good choice.

There were always good supplies of clean linen from the laundry.

I was surprised and pleased by the good standards of cleanliness and care.

The nursing staff did seem to be rather overworked and their shift patterns seemed very inconvenient and likely to cause exhaustion.