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"One staff member made things worse"

About: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary / Emergency Medicine

(as a relative),

I was in accident and emergency after my granda had had a bad fall, he was really sore and was needing the toilet. I asked the only staff member I could see if they could help him and their response was - not my job. They then turned away from me. Their attitude was horrendous and made this whole ordeal 10 times worse!

Every other nurse/ doctor was amazing! I asked for the name and job title of this staff member who was rude to me and I was told that they're always like that. This shouldn’t be the case, if that is staff members also having issues then I think this needs addressed as the way they spoke to me was not appropriate. Everyone else was fab and I was grateful for there help.

I hope this is actually passed along to the right people and actually dealt with as this made an already bad experience for me and my granda even worse! 

Thanks to all the other staff members who were amazing!

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Response from Senior Charge Nurse, Emergency Department - Unscheduled Care, NHS Grampian 4 weeks ago
Submitted on 31/12/2025 at 21:30
Published on Care Opinion at 21:30


Dear dracoyy74

Thank you for taking the time to post your story on Care Opinion. I am so very sorry to read of your experience whilst in the Emergency Department. What you describe is not what we would expect from our staff and I apologise on their behalf.

If you would like me to look into this further, I would require more information from you.

Please email the feedback service on:

gram.nhsgrampianfeedback@nhs.scot

In the meantime, I will share your post with the staff for reflection and learning.

Best wishes

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Update posted by dracoyy74 (a relative)

Thank you for your reply, what information do you require as I will write everything down and post a letter direct to yourself?

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