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"Very efficient, though with a minor but important..."

About: Royal Hampshire County Hospital

What I liked

Excellent treatment in A&E when my partner fractured his arm the other day. V. friendly and competent staff throughout, and only just over an hour from start to finish including X-rays despite being a weekend and a number of other people.

What could be improved

A small but important thing. We think it would have been useful to have been given a leaflet with self-care tips on discharge - such as using ice-packs and Neurofen for any swelling, need to take off sling to bend elbow periodically, need to exercise fingers, etc.

We found these on the Internet subsequently - and we're assuming they're valid - but it would have been nice to have advice that is validated by the staff of the hospital.

Anything else?

Excellent idea to have a website for comments. However, there doesn't seem to be a specific "Accident & Emergency" to list comments under?

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