My son was admitted to RHC for day surgery today. Whilst the overall care was excellent, especially pre op when all the staff worked together to help keep my child calm, I was very disappointed with the way his recovery was handled. He was returned from surgery to the ward without me being informed straight away so by the time I was taken to see him he was extremely distressed as he had no idea where he was or where I was. He is only 2 so it was difficult to explain what was happening. This caused both myself and my son a great deal of distress and it took me a long time to calm him down. I feel like at the very least I should have been taken to the ward just before he was due to arrive, but better still I should have been there for him waking up so he had a familiar face and would not be as scared about what was going on.
"My son's day surgery"
About: Royal Hospital for Children (Glasgow) / Day surgery Royal Hospital for Children (Glasgow) Day surgery Glasgow G51 4TF
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