I visited the hospital today -27th June- with my 99 year old mother, Dorothy, to have an X- ray on her knee following a fall. My mother is wheel chair bound and I am not her allotted carer as she lives in a home but I agreed to take her to the hospital although t I am not trained in lifting immobile people. On arrival at the drop off area I asked the very helpful receptionist if I could have assistance to get mother from the car into the wheelchair. She immediately summoned two porters who were very professional and had mother in the wheelchair in no time and we were off to X-Ray. Following the procedure which was very efficient we were back in reception where mother asked to go to the toilet before the journey back to the home. Your receptionist, (same one) summoned a nurse who took charge of mother and took her off to the toilet. Unfortunately mother had an 'messy accident' in the toilet and our nurse went off to summon help and materials to clean up. She came back with a colleague and they both cleaned up the mess and even provided a clean skirt for mother as her own garments were too soiled to be saved . Back in reception the same two porters assisted me to get mother in to the car for the journey home. My mother and I would like to record our very sincere thanks to all who made the visit to Bournemouth a lot more pleasant than it could have been and to the two nurses in particular for performing what must have been a very unpleasant task with cheerfulness and dedication. I would also like to thank the two porters but unfortunately didn't get their names. Sorry if this is too much information but we feel that credit should be given where credit is due. Sincerely John
"Staff Conduct"
About: Royal Bournemouth General Hospital Royal Bournemouth General Hospital Bournemouth BH7 7DW
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