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"They genuinely care"

About: Forth Valley Royal Hospital / Urgent Care Centre Forth Valley Royal Hospital / Vascular

(as a service user),

I had to take my elderly mother for a scan which confirmed a clot , this resulted in an immediate visit to urgent care and the DVT department which has only recently opened. My elderly mother was very apprehensive and anxious about her visit but it didn’t take long for staff to put her at ease, talking in through everything and reassuring her. 2 nurses that were on duty cannot be praised enough, they were both absolutely fantastic. I appreciate that all nhs staff work extremely hard but it was obvious that these 2 ladies are in the job because they genuinely care and it was clear they not only cared about the treatment that my mother received but also considered her feelings . Massive appreciation to both these ladies .

Unfortunately I am unable to communicate the same about one person that I came into contact with whom I didn’t feel possessed any manners at all and found them to be very rude, maybe they could learn from their colleagues and in particular the 2 nurses who gave first class care to my mother.

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Response from Michelle Higgins, Service Manager, NHS Forth Valley 2 years ago
Michelle Higgins
Service Manager,
NHS Forth Valley
Submitted on 11/05/2021 at 18:01
Published on Care Opinion on 12/05/2021 at 08:13


Dear 'Hospital Review'

Firstly I'd like to say on behalf of our team how glad I am that your Mother felt so well cared for and put at ease by our Nurses, and I hope that she is now well on the road to recovery.

Thank you for taking the time today to feedback, and I have passed your lovely comments back to our Nursing team. I know they will be delighted, and it means a lot to them to receive such positive feedback and that the care she received was 'first class'.

Our team and our service is new and therefore any feedback for areas of improvement is very welcome. I am very sorry to hear that part of your experience was not so positive that day, that is certainly not our intention or expectation of our team, and your comments will be used to identify any individual learning.

Best wishes

Michelle Higgins

Urgent Care Centre Manager

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