Martin2005

Had to have my little girl admitted into hospital this week (she's fine now), I have to say her treatment and care throughout has been absolutely marvellous. As parents we were given all the info and always kept up-to-speed with things. The staff are brilliant, and the place was really clean and well maintained.

I hear and read a lot of negative stuff about our health service, but the reality (for us at least) is very different.

Klaatu

Not so lucky for my friend who's little girl went in for a "routine" op and came out in a coma, with brain damage. Went in able to talk and walk, came out not able to do either. Fortunately however, toddlers are very robust animals and she has, apparently, fully recovered.

Martin2005

Pleased to hear a full recovery was made, must of been a dreadful experience.

It's been a tough week for us, and all I can give is my experience

girl-in-a-scoob

Martin I hope your little girl makes a full recovery and am glad your experience was as good as could have been ... its devastating having your children in pain or ill and not being able to do anything ..

Claire

boxst

I have found the NHS great for 'emergency' type things: My daughter broke her arm, my Mother had a heart attack etc... It is the non-life threatening or mundane things that they appear to not be good at.

I'm extremely happy they are there.

I hope your little girl gets better.

Steve

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

My dad had a heart attack and the emergency crew were without doubt what saved his life !

They gave him an injection at home that cleared the block and he was treated well and cared for in Hospital.

My dad is used to private health care and he never complained once !!

NSH rule !

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

Glad to hear your daughter is OK Martin

The Zohan

Glad to hear she is OK

Our 4 y/o was taken in in an ambulance - reaction to eating nuts, worse experience of my life was watching her going down hill and getting worse infront of me knowing there was nothing i could do but try to comfort her.

Ambulance crew where superb!
Hospital was superb, only negative incident was the police having to pulverise a pissed up nutter stalking around A&E with a knife!

Thank heavens for the NHS, doctors, nurses, etc have my full support and admiration

Leslie

I have had three major operations and in each case was well treated and the surgery was very well done. The people at the sharp end achieve miracles in spite of the target driven obfuscation and waste of money.

Les

Hoppy

I've been in both our local NHS hospitals. One is a hopeless, chaotic, inefficient disgrace.

The other (newer) one is quite excellent in every respect. At least as good as the local private hospital where I've also spent some time.

Richard.

Scooby Snacks 23

Whilst I have my own private healthcare policy, I've never been able to fault the NHS.
The care for my wife following the birth of our 2 kids was great (not excellent, but great) but when my mum was in for cancer treatment, they were absolute stars.

The thing that makes the NHS is the caring people that work there - I'm all for looking after them with decent salaries with my taxes, not paying to keep illegals here when they shouldn't be.

If I was in politics, my manifesto would be MAKE THIS COUNTRY GREAT AGAIN. More money to the NHS and education, and get the immigrants out.

Hope your daughter has a quick recovery

ScoobyDriverWannabe

Its a few year ago now but one boxing day when i was a kid during the early hours my dad had a heart attack. Ambulance came quite quickly, it was when they first started using them american ones.

I was sitting in the back with my mum and one of the paramedics trying to stabilise my dad wile the other bloke got in the front too drive.

The engine started and lights started flashing but we didnt move, the paramedic in the back started shouting whats the hold up too which he got the reply " we have a slight problem". The driver opened a hatch and waved the clutch pedal at us which had snapped clean off.

had too wait another 20 minutes for another ambulance too come

Martin2005

Thanks all for the kind words, she's home and happy now (it's amazing how quickly kids can improve).

Martin2005

Thanks, she back to her cheeky self

I think keeping 'immigrants out' would have a truly awful impact on the NHS

girl-in-a-scoob

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Glad to hear she is okay. I think SS23 meant freeloaders.

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

i have mixed views, albeit different hospitals

My dad was in for about 6 - 7 months last year (went in christmas day 2006)
His treatment was shocking to say the least, they couldnt identify the cause of his problem and basically kept changing meds to try to rectify the problem. Whilst in there he began to lose his mind (not the hospitals fault, it apparently happens with the elderley in a static environment). Whilst in there, they didnt have a bed with the sides that come up, so guess where they put him? In a ward, with a mattress on the floor!!, when he eventually got a bed with the sides, one of the sides was broken and fell down and he cut his elbow open. He ended up with MRSA. Luckily after a period of time he improved (still suffering from his condition but not as bad) so he is now in a nursing home with specialised care, they are faultless (should be as it costs over £400 per week which he has to pay due to ssavings). The staff at the hospital (Warrington general) were rude, and didnt seem to care.

Positive experience is currently at Hope hospital where me and the wife go for pregnancy checkups. Hospital is very clean, staff are friendly and personable everything you want. The fact my wifes allocated midwife comes from warrington and she hates that hospital.
Bad thing again though is that although Hope hospital has got awards for being one of the best maternity sections (award won last year) they are closing it down to change it for a cancer unit. This I generally wouldnt mind (before anyone starts my mum died of cancer a few years back), however manchester already has a specialist cancer unit in Christies

Deep Singh

Brain damage and full recovery?

pwhittle

We've had very good experiences (and LOTS of them) with ours.
When we in ICU the baby in the next cot stopped breathing, and literally within 30 seconds there were 10-15 medical staff around the bed, and thank god got her going again. It really gave me faith in the professionals, I was staggered at the speed of the response, and felt much better knowing mine was in good hands.

I think the NHS in general are very good at emergancy treatment, is the lack of resources for non-urgent problems that's the worry. I'm sure things go wrong in private hospitals too, only you don't hear about it.

Anyone complaining that their baby won't eat / sleep etc should try handing them over to a surgeon, or watch them being loaded into an ambulance - makes night-feeding seem like a privelage!

NeilT

well, used our local QMC Notts hospital for delivering our 3 children - my wife was well looked after and place seemed clean and plenty of staff to attend. All 3 went fine.

Went down with pneumonia 2 years back and, again, apart from scaring the life out of me by suggesting they thought the Xray had showed a lung tumour (bad reading), treatment was good and staff were great. Declined to be admitted though, so got through that at home.

My little boy was amitted with suspected meningitus at 18 months and they couldnt have done more for him. Luckily, after lumber puncture, diagnosed as chest and resp. infection and he made a full recovery after 2 weeks in the ward.

So, all in all cant complain whatsoever about the NHS. Got Bupa cover too but never had the need to call on it (touch wood!)

Neil

Leslie

Glad to hear she is alright now, sorry for the frightener in the first place.

Les

Nexuas

I am currently writing this from in the RBH Reading, I have been here since the 19th of Jan when I came in an ambulance, with breathing differculties. I can not complain about a single moment or treatment I have recieved in a month, the docotrs and nurses have been kind, caring, helpful and informative. At no point have I felt like I did not know what was going on, or that I was waiting for a test/treatment etc, I have even had technicians working through lunch breaks to fit me in etc...

I just have to repay them, by beating the cancer and walking out in 14 weeks time with a clean bill of health. (Fingers crossed)

Avi

I work at hope.. and it is indeed sad to see maternity services going after revently being highlighted as some of the best!. I see every bit of the hospital.. and i'd have no qualms about receiving treatment there as a patient. I do however get to see other hospitals from the inside.. and let's just say that standards vary greatly!

Martin2005

Best wishes, take care of yourself!

Looking forward to plenty more posts

Thinking of you

Martin