Just came out of hospital...

Avenged7Fold

Avenged7Fold

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I have just come out of hospital and the service i received was absolutely brilliant. I could tell that there was not quite as much staff as ideal, where doctors were stretched a bit thin and seeing to people so much that sometimes events like getting results from a test or pain/vomiting of a patient had not reached their ears by the time they came round to deal with you.

That said, the nurses and doctor i had was brilliant and every single one i dealt with treated their job like a calling they were made for rather than a 9-5 shift.

Just thought i would share a positive experience.
 
The problem is not the perceived quality of the interactions with the staff, it's the statistical patient outcomes that let's the nhs down compared to other countries.
 
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That's why we pay taxes to get looked after when in need.
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So expressing appreciation of a hard job done well under tough conditions is unnecessary? We're all too quick to complain when we feel let down, why not be just as quick to compliment?
 
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Dolph said:
The problem is not the perceived quality of the interactions with the staff, it's the statistical patient outcomes that let's the nhs down compared to other countries.
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Because of the constricting limitations the Tory party are putting on the NHS. Way too many areas being monitored by groups with blinkers on and all looked over by governors from the general public.
Andi.
 
Rather than a compliment on the NHS as a whole, my OP was more a compliment on the interactions of the lower levels of the NHS, the docs and nurses as that is what my experience involved.

Should I have edited my OP to include a bad opinion on NHS despite having a good experience?

I am not refuting there are areas of the NHS that could be massively improved but those have been done to death in the other thread.
 
Great to see the real workers getting due credit. You have to wonder how long they can maintain their enthusiasm. Very few doctors under training at the moment, non UK staff potentially to be limited.
Andi.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
I have just come out of hospital and the service i received was absolutely brilliant. I could tell that there was not quite as much staff as ideal, where doctors were stretched a bit thin and seeing to people so much that sometimes events like getting results from a test or pain/vomiting of a patient had not reached their ears by the time they came round to deal with you.

That said, the nurses and doctor i had was brilliant and every single one i dealt with treated their job like a calling they were made for rather than a 9-5 shift.

Just thought i would share a positive experience.
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I hope the reason for being on hospital was nothing too serious.

Your experience pretty much mirrors ours a few days ago, the staff were brilliant but massively overworked.
The same is true of our local GP's, except the out of hours service which seems to vary massively from ok to why bother calling them.
 
Avenged, hope this teaches you not to insert things where they don't belong! Bad! Bad forumite!

Nah mine was the same years ago. Its the upper levels and support teams where things turn to crap.
 
I've been in hospital a LOT over the past year and a half, 2 different hospitals due to treatments needed and isolation and my experiences are just like the OP's, the nurses and most of the doctors were fantastic, the ward I was on they were doing 12 hour shifts and they were happy throughout which belive me makes a difference when you see pretty much no one throught the day, well apart from the wife :)

I hope all goes well for you OP.
 
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For all the slack the medical profession gets in the press, some of these folks really do shine. As someone who seemingly always has one family member or another dealing with medical stuff at any given time, I have nothing but praise for our hospital staff.
 
Yeah was crazy to see nurses and doctors do these mega long shifts in such a busy ward.

I am recovering now, thanks guys.

I cant tell you how great the first bite of food tastes after you have not eaten or drank anything for 4 days.
 
My insurance would no longer cover me after some surgery and treatment on private, gits, but I got on to the NHS for the second operation and can't complain at all. Brilliant people who are obviously under a lot of pressure.

Thankfully the second op was outpatient as I've seen how strained the NHS wards get. It's a lottery as to how well you will be looked after in a ward.

Agency staff to cover shortages isn't working well methinks. Need more better paid and better treated perm staff in many places. Not a job I envy.

Glad you're recovering well, OP. :)
 
Avenged7Fold said:
Rather than a compliment on the NHS as a whole, my OP was more a compliment on the interactions of the lower levels of the NHS, the docs and nurses as that is what my experience involved.

Should I have edited my OP to include a bad opinion on NHS despite having a good experience?

I am not refuting there are areas of the NHS that could be massively improved but those have been done to death in the other thread.
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I was also in hospital two weeks ago for an operation to remove a tumour, i must say the staff were brilliant and i agree with your OP.
 
I have never been able to fault my heart team at the Barts heart centre and recently, I had great and prompt treatment for a cataract in my right eye from the St Thomas' (Westminster) ophthalmology team.
 
Apart from birth don't think I've ever spent a night in hospital, hardly ever been in one either, very stupidly got my stomach pumped when around 14 that's the last I remember being a patient.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
I have just come out of hospital and the service i received was absolutely brilliant. I could tell that there was not quite as much staff as ideal, where doctors were stretched a bit thin and seeing to people so much that sometimes events like getting results from a test or pain/vomiting of a patient had not reached their ears by the time they came round to deal with you.

That said, the nurses and doctor i had was brilliant and every single one i dealt with treated their job like a calling they were made for rather than a 9-5 shift.

Just thought i would share a positive experience.
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Great to hear, I know a couple of people who work for the NHS and they are certainly worked hard. Yet through all this they are 2 of the nicest people that I know.

Ignore the outright moronic comments (Posts #2+3).

Also hoping all is well with you.
 
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