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"I was overwhelmed by her kindness"

About: Ninewells Hospital / Accident & Emergency Ninewells Hospital / Trauma & orthopaedics

(as the patient),

I had an accident on my bike and had to attend Ninewells A&E after being knocked unconscious. My wait was about twenty minutes. The standard of care I received was absolutely excellent and they couldn't have been nicer. I was transferred to orthopaedic receiving, as I had fractured my pelvis, and had an overnight stay. I wasn't feeling too great in the morning which I put down to not having had a coffee for twenty-four hours. One of the doctors came to see me and asked if I'd like a coffee from the hospital cafe, which she then went to get. It happened to be my birthday and when she'd returned she'd written "Happy Birthday" on the lid. I was overwhelmed by her kindness! I needed further treatment for a fractured thumb. Another doctor very kindly organised an appointment for me back in Glasgow where I come from. I'm so very proud of our NHS and Ninewells are a superb part of a wonderful organisation.

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Response from Mary Cumming, Senior Nurse for Emergency Medicine, Accident and Emergency, NHS Tayside 2 years ago
Mary Cumming
Senior Nurse for Emergency Medicine, Accident and Emergency,
NHS Tayside
Submitted on 07/04/2022 at 10:49
Published on Care Opinion at 11:07


Dear mcgeas,

Thank you so much for taking the time to post about your experience in the Emergency Department and also your on going care within Ninewells. I am pleased that you found the care to be excellent and had a lovely birthday coffee!

I will share your experience with the team and I hope your recovery continues in a positive way

Kind Regards

Mary Cumming

Senior Nurse

Emergency Medicine

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