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"Every member of staff was absolutely excellent"

About: Forth Valley Royal Hospital / GP Out of Hours

(as a service user),

My daughter and I visited the out of hours service on a Sunday mid May around lunch time. My daughter was suffering with an extremely bad case of tonsillitis and was in extreme pain.

Every member of staff we came across was absolutely excellent.

Anna was seen promptly by Lesley who I believe was a trainee  nurse practitioner.

Lesley was kind, friendly and knowledgable. She took my daughter’s health concerns seriously and asked lots of questions so she had an accurate picture of what was going on. Lesley then asked a nurse practitioner called Nicola for a second opinion.

Nicola checked Anna’s throat and discussed her findings with Lesley and my daughter. Nicola was really fantastic and we were  very confident with her level of expertise.

Both Lesley and Nicola couldn’t have done enough to help. Anna was given medication then and there and Nicola told Anna exactly what to do if her symptoms did not improve.  

I have had some experiences in the nhs that are really quite negative. I was so impressed with Anna’s level of care that I felt I should comment here so that there is some kind of recognition that there are amazing people working in the nhs. 

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Response from Andrew McCall, Service manager, Out of Hours, NHS Forth Valley last month
Andrew McCall
Service manager, Out of Hours,
NHS Forth Valley
Submitted on 23/05/2025 at 12:49
Published on Care Opinion at 12:49


Good morning JHC10

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of your recent visit to Out Of Hours OOH), your feedback is appreciated and valuable.

I was sorry to hear that your daughter Anna was unwell with tonsilitis and in extreme pain however I was encouraged and happy to hear that Anna was seen promptly by Lesley who you found to be kind, friendly and knowledgeable taking Anna's illness serious and asking questions to complete a detailed clinical assessment. I was equally encouraged to hear that you found Nicola to be fantastic and that you had confidence in her level of expertise.

I will share your feedback with both Lesley and Nicola as I know they will appreciate and value your feedback.

I hope that Anna is feeling better and is recovering well

Regards

Andrew McCall

Service Manager

OOH

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