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"Some staff caused concern"

About: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary / Renal Medicine (Kidney)

(as a service user),

I was admitted to ward 108 for several weeks. There were 2 nightshift staff members that caused concern during my admission, though not on the same shifts. Both appeared to never be willing to have any contact with patients. One spent a significant amount of time on their phone, with headphones in, and didn’t react when people spoke, both patients and staff. It appeared as though they couldn’t hear them. The other seemed to be constantly in a terrible mood on every shift and at one point left a buzzer unanswered that was going for over 5 minutes. The nurses on appeared not to communicate with the auxiliaries and never delegate work.

One positive that happened during my stay was the reassurance given by a member of staff the night that the fire alarm started at 7pm. I had expected that the whole ward would be evacuated but the staff being knowledgeable about the location of the fire and the evacuation procedures made me feel at ease. 

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Response from Lesley Gow, Nurse Manager, Surgical Services, NHS Grampian nearly 2 years ago
Lesley Gow
Nurse Manager, Surgical Services,
NHS Grampian
Submitted on 04/07/2022 at 17:07
Published on Care Opinion at 17:07


Hello nondisplay,

Thank you for taking the time out to share your experience with us. I am sorry that this experience was not good, in the behaviour that you witnessed from staff. This is far from acceptable and not the standard of care myself or the Senior Charge Nurse of W108 would accept. I have shared your comments with her, for her to look in to this further and rectify where needed.

I am glad that your whole experience was not negative and good to hear that the staff were able to ease your anxieties when the fire alarm sounded, as I know how distressing this can be, particularly when heard whilst you are unwell.

I hope any future visits to W108 will be a better experience for you and thank you for giving us the chance to improve.

Thank you, Lesley.

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