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"Great staff need better equipment"

About: Axminster Community Hospital

I attended the opthalmology outpatients clinic supporting my elderly mother (she is 99 and very frail). The nurses could not have been kinder. Very professional consultant. BUT the staff were struggling with a lack of appropriate chairs to allow my mother to use the scanner! A simple piece of equipment but it meant that 4 nurses were tied up physically holding my mum during her assessment. A waste of skilled nurses time, uncomfortable and scary for the patient and increased close contact during times of covid. Please, please get some more chairs!!

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Response from Axminster Community Hospital nearly 2 years ago
Axminster Community Hospital
Submitted on 18/07/2022 at 09:15
Published on nhs.uk at 18:16


Dear Ms Gardner,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. I am delighted to hear that you are so happy with the care your mother received and would like to thank you very much for your positive feedback.

Kind comments such as yours are always gratefully received and are an encouragement to staff.

If you would like to contact us further please do not hesitate to call our Patient advice and liaison service on 01392 402093 or via email at rde-tr.PALS@nhs.net.

Kind regards,

Sonya I Lucky

PALS Office

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