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About: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus

I visited the department as was having a miscarriage and ward a23 advised me my only option was to go to a&e despite having seen them the previous week for a scan and my pain levels increasing. So it was quite upsetting to have to sit in a&e. The reception staff were lovely and said they would try to contact ward a23 to see if they would see me but I was a little disappointed they never came to find me to tell me what was happening and I was then called by a nurse who was very caring and advised I would need to wait to see a dr. The wait really wasn’t too long despite the number of people and the dr was really lovely and I wish I had her name to thank her. She reassured me and really took time with me despite how busy they were and I left with appropriate treatment for an infection. Thank you to all a&e staff but I would have like to seen the same care from the team in the early pregnancy unit as when I rang them in the morning to tell them about my symptoms they said I probably had flu and if I really couldn’t cope to go to a&e. As it turns out I had an infection so listening to their advice could have proved dangerous for me

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Response from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 4 years ago
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Submitted on 11/11/2019 at 16:03
Published on Care Opinion at 16:03


Thank you for sharing your experience of attending the Emergency Department during a difficult time; I’m glad you found our team members compassionate and caring and that they were able to give you the help you needed.

I am sorry that you did not feel listened to by my colleagues in emergency gynaecology, and have shared your feedback with them so they can learn from this.

Kind regards

Clare Mayfield, Matron, Emergency Department

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