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"No joined up thinking or working"

About: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - City Campus / Clinical haematology

(as a relative),

Just been able to visit my mum on a haematology transplant ward, directed to her room by a member of staff but NOT informed that she has C-Diff (caught in hospital and not even been in 48hrs) and that we should be using gloves, masks and aprons....

Nurse who informed us of this appeared concerned that we were just sat there without using any of the above.... the SRU ward have “lost” all her medication (only arrived by ambulance two days before), the hospital has been in my opinion, from most of what I've seen NOT to the standards I would expect in the UK so I can’t say the C-Diff is surprising, there’s A4 Blu tacked notices everywhere that no one appears to notice, cold drinks are £1. 40 (absolutely ridiculous) and then we’ve had to pay £4 for 90 minutes in a makeshift rumble strewn car park (god help you if you are unsteady, need a wheelchair)

We know what’s coming-CQC have rated them as “good” so that’s all that matters, the drinks and car parks are out sourced and so not “NHS” and no doubt “lessons will be learnt” around allowing us to just wander in and visit... this is my Mums second SCT and this experience has been by far much more slack / lax in terms of care and hygiene than last time... can never get ANY information, no joined up thinking or working, no working with the family, discharged and re-admitted 3 x already... very poor

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Response from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 4 years ago
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Submitted on 12/06/2019 at 11:06
Published on Care Opinion at 11:06


We are grateful that you have taken the time to get in touch and sorry to hear that you have cause to raise concerns about car parking, drinks prices and standards of care and practice. I am concerned to hear about your concerns on the haematology transplant ward and would welcome the opportunity to meet with you and listen to you about your mum’s experience in our care. Please get in touch with me on 0115 9691169 x 54487 and we can arrange a time to talk or meet. I have shared your concerns about parking and the price of drinks with relevant senior colleagues for their consideration and appropriate action.

Kind regards

Shanaz Hama

Acting Matron for Haematology and Thoracics

Update posted by Se40 (a relative)

Hi Shanaz

Thank you for your response to my comments. I am going away from tomorrow until next Tuesday so I will call you from Wednesday onwards. I have further to add to these issues just from the last 3 days... look forward to speaking to you.

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