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"Exceptional Treatment and Care during my stay as an in-patient"

About: York Hospital / General surgery

(as the patient),

I was admitted into intensive care for a bad case of meningitis. While I was unconscious for the first 26 hours, the staff were incredibly kind and understanding after I woke up, offering me hot food and snacks whenever I felt like eating (which was not very often). 

The nurses were also really empathetic to my pain and confusion, answering my questions with incredible patience, as well as being respectful of my requests. Where my requests could not be met, a valid reason was given, and a close alternative was provided. An example was the usage of the bathroom. Initially, the nurses were unsure if I was stable enough to walk to the bathroom and use it unsupervised. Although I requested to use said bathroom on my own, they declined and offered an alternative, the commode. I understood their reasoning and accepted their alternative, as it was what was best for me.

After I was significantly better and more stable, the ICU staff felt I was ready to be moved to the General Ward. Here, I was visited by doctors who were exceptionally kind and patient with my questions, as confused as they might have sounded, answering them in a way that was easy for me to understand. The nurses here too were kind and helpful.

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Response from Claire Ferguson, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2 years ago
Claire Ferguson
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 20/12/2021 at 15:46
Published on Care Opinion at 16:24


Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us. It is really pleasing to hear that you felt well cared for during your stay with us and that the staff were empathic, kind and patient in both the ICU and the general ward.

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