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I felt very exposed to COVID

Posted By Melter

"I felt very exposed to COVID"

About: Belfast City Hospital / Radiology

(as a service user),

I was unceremoniously handed the liquid to drink, and had to remove my mask and sit in an open corridor drinking for an hour. I felt very exposed to covid and the waiting area was dark and grim 

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Response from Sean O'Conaire, Service Manager, Imaging, Belfast HSC Trust nearly 2 years ago
Sean O'Conaire
Service Manager, Imaging,
Belfast HSC Trust

Submitted on 04/06/2022 at 14:20
Published on Care Opinion at 14:20

I am very sorry to hear of your poor experience at the BCH CT department and that the facilities were dark and grim. I am certain that the staff would have been happy to move you to a better location if they were aware of your concerns.
Unfortunately the current CT department in BCH Tower is in need of updating and a project will get underway this month to create a new, modern, fit for purpose environment which has the needs of our patients fed into the design. I hope that if you visit the department in future you will find that it is a much more pleasant experience.

I apologise for your poor experience and that you felt you were vulnerable to Covid infection. I will share your comments with the team in the CT department in order that we find a more pleasant area for our patients to wait in whilst they have their contrast.

Thank you for taking the time to share your story.

Kind regards

Sean O Conaire

Imaging Service Manager BHSCT

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