I recently was a day patient for orthopaedic surgery at Woodend Hospital. Overall my experience was positive, my surgeon Mr Forrest was lovely and took time explaining the procedure and implications of the procedure and has since provided me with excellent care. Dr Stanbury my anaesthetist was also excellent as he was friendly and reassuring.
The theatre staff, orderlys and domestics on the ward were also great and kept me entertained and calm.
I was less satisfied with the nursing care on the ward. As someone with some experience in care I believe areas could have been improved. For example, my wound bled quite a bit when I tried to move a few hours after my operation and bled onto floor which was scary and quite painful. My family alerted the nursing staff but it took over 15 minutes for someone to assist me and my wound was still weeping during this time.
I was told at about 6 I would be discharged very shortly so I waited 45 minutes then buzzed to be told the nurses were doing handover so would be soon. I waited a further half hour to then be told they were still getting handover and it wouldn’t be long. As someone with prior knowledge I know a handover doesn’t take nearly as long as this and eventually I was discharged at 8pm. This felt like quite a significant delay for me bearing in mind I had only had 2 slices of toast in 24 hours and just wanted to get some food and home to sleep.
"Mixed Feelings - Orthopaedic Day Surgery"
About: Woodend Hospital / Elective Orthopaedics Woodend Hospital Elective Orthopaedics AB15 6XS
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