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"Absolutely dreadful service "

About: King George Hospital

I’ve been sitting with my 69 years old mother in King George’s A&E since 9pm last night and it’s now 8:26am and there is no doctor to be seen. We were asked by the GP to attend A&E for my mother’s breathing problem. This is almost 12 hours waiting time, the worst I’ve experienced in my life. This hospital is a liability with extremely poor services, this includes our past experiences. It’s shame I’m having to say so about my local hospital, but it’s a genuine concern I’ve highlighted. Management and directors is this hospital should be ashamed of themselves for providing the most dreadful service to the public. This hospital should be put in special measures, it’s definitely in need of drastic measures to improve Services here. I’ve tried to get contact details of the person in charge of this A&E and I was faced with reluctance by the in charge nurse and he simply declined to give details and asked me to contact the hospital directly!!! VERY POOR SERVICE, if you could avoid this hospital!

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Response from King George Hospital 4 years ago
King George Hospital
Submitted on 10/02/2020 at 07:13
Published on nhs.uk at 08:44


Thank you for taking the time to make us aware of yours and your mothers experience. Unfortunately, we are unable to determine the number of patients that are going to need to access our Emergency Department on any one day, therefore sometimes the wait to be seen is longer than we would like. All patients attending our Emergency Department are triaged and are clinically prioritised in order. I am however so sorry to hear about the wait your mother encountered. If you would like to discuss your concerns further, please contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 01708 435 454 or by email bhrut.pals@nhs.net and they will do all they can to help you. Once again, thank you for taking the time to provide us with you feedback.

Kind Regards

Bev Thomas Divisional Director of Nursing – Acute Medicine (Emergency Care) and Juliet Kumar Divisional Director of Geriatric Medicine

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