"Excellent service"

I underwent a partial knee replacement on April 24th,2025. Arriving at the Treatment Centre at 7 am as requested I was greeted by a smiling lady who checked my details efficiently and after a short wait in comfortable and relaxed surroundings I was escorted with other surgical patients into another suite for preliminary review by a very kind young nurse who thoroughly confirmed my history details and blood pressure. From there I went next door into another comfortable suite and changed into a surgical gown and met the Anaesthetist who quickly put me at my ease and was happy to accept my request for a general anaesthetic due to my irrational fear if spinal anaesthesia. After this I was seen by my Surgeon, a kindly man who advised he would be performing a ‘unicompartmental’ joint replacement but confirmed he would do a total joint replacement if he identified that it was needed during the early stage of the procedure. After a short wait I was taken to the anaesthesia suite where my Anaesthetist was waiting with his team and with the Surgeon in attendance everyone confirmed with military precision the knee being operated on and then, and pretty much painlessly I had a cannula inserted into the back of my hand and moments later, or so it seemed, I woke up in the recovery suite. I felt fine, I wasn’t disoriented or nauseous and was very soon wheeled to Ward 19. The Staff here were so kind and attentive and all seemed to have a great sense of humour. By now it was lunch time but I declined a main meal and had tea and biscuits instead. I was due for an overnight stay but in the early afternoon my Surgeon came to see and said he was happy for me to go home! He advised he would be seeing me in a few weeks and left me in the extremely capable hands of the Ward Staff who made sure all my bodily functions were intact and arranged my analgesic regime. I was visited by a Physio and an Occupational Therapist who showed me how to use crutches, confirmed I could use the toilet safely and left me for more attention from a very kindly group of Nurses who seemed to leave no detail unaccounted. Overall my care was simply brilliant. My Wife eventually arrived to pick me up and I was back home by 8.30 that night with a new knee in a day! My profound thanks go to the kind and caring nursing and surgical team at Leighton and I would without hesitation recommend Leighton Hospital if knee replacement surgery is required.