The care was mixed and ranged from exceptionally good to extremely poor.
GP services and our local Ayr hospital were very satisfactory. People cared and communicated. I felt my husband was well looked after. The consultant Mr Robert Muir was superb and all that a doctor should be. He went the extra mile and treated us all with respect.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary was another matter. I felt they neglected my husband in the ward and some had a "could not care less" attitude. One oncologist that we saw as an outpatient humiliated by husband with their obnoxious attitude. We reported how unwell my husband was feeling and after a brief examination they fobbed us off with the offer of a brain scan. Two hours later my husband was in our local hospital with septicaemia. My husband was confused but the doctor just made a fool of him.
A nurse was also obnoxious, particularly to me, and told me that my husband was not confused.
"My husband's care for terminal pancreatic cancer"
About: Glasgow Royal Infirmary / Medical Oncology Glasgow Royal Infirmary Medical Oncology G4 0SF University Hospital Ayr / General Surgery University Hospital Ayr General Surgery KA6 6DX
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