Your experience of hospitals?

[Gordan Bennett]

Bad, good or shocking?

I've seen some states after discharge from hospital. Bruises, really bad epidermis, dermatitis.

[Ammi]

..I've had quite a lot of experience, as a patient that is and for me personally it's all been excellent...

[Omah]

Private are much better.

[Kizzy]

Couldn't that be normal in someone who was run down following an illness/injury/surgery though?

[InOne]

I wake up in the not usually know why I'm there. They're okay but massively busy.

[Gordan Bennett]

Couldn't that be normal in someone who was run down following an illness/injury/surgery though?

Yeah.

The trauma of having to go into hospital has some impact on an already weakened immune system.

More chance of bed sores and ulcerations. Bruises could range from rough handling to something like finding a vain.

Sometimes patients can come out of hospital and look fantastic, but the hospital won't bother to keep field staff in sync with any creams/topical used.

I came to a care call once from a bloke who'd been returned from hospital to find him sat in his wheelchair. He's bed bound and DNs request to have limited time in wheelchair due to bed sores; therefore the wheelchair is only used for transfers. They hadn't even bothered to put him back into bed. I think he'd been sat in his wheelchair for two hours.

[Kizzy]

Yeah.

The trauma of having to go into hospital has some impact on an already weakened immune system.

More chance of bed sores and ulcerations. Bruises could range from rough handling to something like finding a vain.

Sometimes patients can come out of hospital and look fantastic, but the hospital won't bother to keep field staff in sync with any creams/topical used.

I came to a care call once from a bloke who'd been returned from hospital to find him sat in his wheelchair. He's bed bound and DNs request to have limited time in wheelchair due to bed sores; therefore the wheelchair is only used for transfers. They hadn't even bothered to put him back into bed. I think he'd been sat in his wheelchair for two hours.

Well maybe bed sores but ulcerations? thats not good, were they aware you were on the way seems like they were banking on you doing it. Were you lifting alone? if he had fallen you would have been responsible. It's not fair for them to put you in that position, I would report it.

[Kazanne]

I have always found them pretty good and I include Stafford in that as I had my babies there,but before I knew about the scandal.

[AnnieK]

Thankfully, I have only been in hospital once in my life (other than A and E visits) and it was fine...I couldn't wait to get out though but the care I received was fine....

[joeysteele]

I haven't beena patient in hospital but have had lots of experience with hospitals with family and also a close friend who is in and has to go as an outpatient very often.

Although sometimes I have come across some rather dismissive attitudes from staff I would have to say I find what they do,the ones I have had experience of, extremely good overall.
Nothing is ever 100% perfect,howeverin my view a great many hospitals and their staff do their best to come as close to that as they can.

[Black Dagger]

Some nurse hated me when I was 4 and had a broken leg. I shot her with my toy gun every time she strolled past. Bitch :bored:

But yeah, I've never had terrible experiences, fortunately not had to go in years.

[Jesus.]

They are depressing places packed (generally) with amazing and committed individuals doing their best to help anyone that needs it.

I had pneumonia when I was 4, and I was touch and go for a while. My earliest memory comes from that time, playing with a red train they had.

I also had a a bit of a nasty accident when a horse threw me and trampled over my legs, causing me some bad ****. I went to A&E first, but then I was fortunate enough to be able to attend private. The only issue I had was painkillers. They *****ed me over massively, and I'd have taken more pain throughout the injury to not have that withdrawal.

[Gordan Bennett]

Well maybe bed sores but ulcerations? thats not good, were they aware you were on the way seems like they were banking on you doing it. Were you lifting alone? if he had fallen you would have been responsible. It's not fair for them to put you in that position, I would report it.

No lifting of any sort is allowed to be done alone. Regulations.

[Marcus.]

it was ok but the last time i was there i was young

[Lee.]

I've never been in hospital but I've had bad experiences with my son who needed an operation when he was 1 and my mum following a serious car crash.

[mizzy25]

my gran and mam spent a while in hospital and i have no complaints, im also a regular outpatient and again no complaints although i did once wait 3 hours to be seen too.

[hijaxers]

Bad, good or shocking?

I've seen some states after discharge from hospital. Bruises, really bad epidermis, dermatitis.

I'm afraid i don't visit people in hospital as i'm too scared of what i'll bring home with me !
My mother was in acute care in the BRI Bristol a while back (she died) - her room was filthy, she was robbed more than once, her medication was left sitting on the side and no one even tried to feed her.
Originally there for broken hip - even the funeral directors didn't want to get her rings off ( they said they would saw her fingers off if we really wanted) as she was so full of infections - at least 4 !!
So i don't wanna go any where near the filthy place again.

[Niall]

I've only had three experiences that I can remember really. I live in Romford so the first time I had to go, I was taken to Queen's Hospital (if you Google that you'll see all the various horror stories) because I'd dislocated my kneecap. When I got to A&E they sorted it all out, but after that they just gave me crutches and sent me on my way. A few months later I found out I was actually meant to be given a brace and physiotherapy to make sure my knee would be okay. I didn't get that and I wound up being on the crutches for much longer than I needed to be. :/

The second time was just last year in August. I'm not sure what caused it, but I was in central London and I had a seizure. Needless to say I had to be taken in to make sure I was okay and I got taken to King's College Hospital which wasn't too far where it all happened (Leicester Square). They were great in there anyway, I was seen to really quickly and the staff were all very friendly and polite. The only thing they messed up slightly was my blood tests and stuff - my arm had a nasty bruise on it for a few weeks after but it's no biggie really.

And then the third time was late last year, and I had to go to Queen's again. It was all for a check up on my head because of the seizure (MRI scans and stuff), and the neurology part of the hospital was marginally better than the other parts. It was strange, I mean it all seemed a lot better organised and smoothly-running.

[King Gizzard]

the only recent time I've been to one myself was when I needed drugs in the middle of the night when I had a terrible tooth pain, waited an hour and a half in agony for them to give me tramadol which didn't go down to well I had to end up going back in an ambulance

But all the times my family have been in it's been fine, should be grateful to have the NHS

[Marc]

the only recent time I've been to one myself was when I needed drugs in the middle of the night when I had a terrible tooth pain, waited an hour and a half in agony for them to give me tramadol which didn't go down to well I had to end up going back in an ambulance

But all the times my family have been in it's been fine, should be grateful to have the NHS

wrong thread. lul

[Ninastar]

the only recent time I've been to one myself was when I needed drugs in the middle of the night when I had a terrible tooth pain, waited an hour and a half in agony for them to give me tramadol which didn't go down to well I had to end up going back in an ambulance

But all the times my family have been in it's been fine, should be grateful to have the NHS

Did you do the Harlem shake or something?

[Marc]

oh sneaky nathan

[GiRTh]

Not great TBH. I've had major knee surgery three years ago. I didnt have to wait too long for a bed but it was a case of get them in then send them home with little after care treatment. I have crutches for two months and only have a 5 minuite show on how to use them. The physio was good but after a time they told me I had to go for private physio as they were taking my name off their list etc. This after being told my right knee will never function properley again and I wont get back to full flexibility. I clearly needed physio I just had to go and get it somewhere else. They'd given me as much of their time as they were prepared to give.

I also when to hospital for a terrible throat inflamation and the arrogant ****** of a doctor actually attempted to tell me that i wasnt as sick as I was making out. When I got angry and started shouting at him with no voice he changed his tune. Its not easy to shout when your throat is too painful to speak but I somehow managed it.

The NHS is clearly massively underfunded but even with that I found the level of care to be disappointing considering I've paid NI for all of my working life. I didnt realise I'd contributed NI since I was 16 so that when I got sick I was treated like an annoyance by arrogant doctors or sent home with little after care..

[Harry!]

When I was in hospital in 2011 for Pneumonia I experienced great care in the hospital, although I was pretty scared. When I was a child I had various hip operations and I believe the service provided was great.

[Annie]

I love hospitals soooo much.

I had my baby in hospital three years ago and was treated like a princess! Got my own side room and because I didn't have many visitors, the staff would always come in and make sure that I had someone to talk to and help feeding my daughter etc.

Then I had my tonsils out in July there and was again, treated like a VIP. I think its because I was in the ward that I had done my nursing placement on so everyone treated me like a queen.

I love medicine. Its soooo amazing. And the NHS may be slow and not organised at times, but most of the staff they employ are amazing and do a fabulous job for not enough money.