My local hospital

[chub1]

I know that some hospitals have and do come in for some bad reviews,which obviously make news headlines.
I have had the missfurtune to have spent the last eight days in Kingston(Surrey) hospital having had a kidney stent and Stoma(bag) operation due to cancer having been found.
What a fantastic crew,from the people in the operating theatre and recovery through to the ward staff. Nothing too much trouble,even despite me needing help through the nights. Support has been so good as well with specialist stoma nurses at hand in hospital and now at home.The damning thing is that most of the staff were eastern european and in the case of actual nursing staff from The Phillipines.Would think without them the hospital would colapse.There doesn't seem to be anything to attract our own people into the NHS,save for one or two training nurses who were on the ward.
Well done Kingston hospital however.

 

[terrym]

@chub1, hope you are recovering well:thumb:

I also had to unexpectedly spend the best part of a week in my local hospital. My observations about the front line medical staff are similar in that they are generally hard working and dedicated. The medical treatment I got was first class. Unfortunately it's not all good news. There are a lot of 'support staff' and many of these people look to be underemployed. Lots of people chatting, and not about their work that's obvious. It's not the first time I've noticed this and in other NHS hospitals too. And I'm afraid thats one of the problems with the NHS, it needs a sort out, but greater minds than mine have tried to address this, and all that seems to happen is it that the elephant in the room gets bigger, along with the demands for its upkeep .

 

[BeerCat]

Swift recovery mate!

 

[chesters-mild]

There's a lot in what you say, the NHS would not survive without the dedication of the staff from home and abroad. I had the privilege of working alongside many hospitals for 35 years as a supplier of X-Ray film to them.
My good wishes for a speedy recovery to you!
Cheers

 

[chub1]

I think the worst part of the hospital was A and EA, a joke.Went in twice by ambulance over xmas and new year and spent 4/5 hours on a trolly partly in corridor with no pain releif and then sent home again as there were no beds available.Pain is and was my main bugbear,but was offered only codeine. Finally rushed in a a day prior to planned op and finally given morphine by IV which was a great releif and sent up to ward.

 

[Ajhutch]

All the best chub

 

[chub1]

All the best chub

Thank you