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Fantastic outpatient service

Posted By Not a purple polo shirt

"Fantastic outpatient service"

About: Forth Valley Royal Hospital / Outpatients Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT)

(as the patient),

After being diagnosed with endocarditis this year for the second time, first being 2007, I was offered treatment on an outpatient basis. This is currently ongoing and I find it to be far superior than being put in hospital like the last time.

I was in hospital for nine weeks and in a seriously bad way, this equates to 1500 bed hours and 180 meals, this time I visit hospital once a day in the morning and receive my antibiotics and leave, the service is fantastic as are all the staff, I am happy to be home and allowing a bed to be given to someone in more need of it, so far so good with my treatment and I can't thank the doctors and nursing staff enough.  

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Response from Catherine Labinjoh, Consultant Cardiologist & Clinical Lead for Cardiology, Cardiology, NHS Forth Valley 4 years ago
Catherine Labinjoh
Consultant Cardiologist & Clinical Lead for Cardiology, Cardiology,
NHS Forth Valley

Hospital doctor, specialising in Heart Disease

Submitted on 12/06/2019 at 21:15
Published on Care Opinion at 21:16

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Dear Not a purple polo shirt,

Thanks for letting us know about your experience with the outpatient antibiotic service in Forth Valley. Its really interesting to read about the contrast between your experiences from 2007 and now. As a cardiologist I am well aware of how challenging it is for patients to undergo treatment for endocarditis. In the past, as you say, this involved a long stay in hospital for the majority of patients. I am so pleased to hear how much you appreciate the new service, with once daily antibiotics, and the chance to live in your own home during treatment.

We in the Cardiology team are hugely grateful to our colleagues in the infectious diseases team who have set up OPAT (outpatient antibiotic treatment) and to the staff who deliver this. Thanks for joining with us in thanking them. It's a great example of developing a service based on what is important to our patients and I am so delighted it's working well for you.

Thank you again for taking the time to feedback. I will share your comments with the wider team.

With best wishes

Catherine

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Response from Isobel Hill, OPAT specialist nurse, OPAT Clinic, FVRH 4 years ago
Isobel Hill
OPAT specialist nurse, OPAT Clinic,
FVRH

Submitted on 13/06/2019 at 12:04
Published on Care Opinion at 12:36

Dear Not a purple polo shirt,

Thank you for this amazing feedback.


As a new service, it is brilliant to hear your positive experience with the care we provide and really appreciate the time taken to write this review.

I hope you continue to improve.

I will share your comments with the other team members.

Thank you again,

Isobel.

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