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"Exceptional care and support from maternity ward"

About: Royal Surrey County Hospital / Maternity

I was admitted to st Catherine ward initially and transferred to maternity suite and to shere ward after my c section..all staff were exceptional, they were extremely supportive, caring and maintained very high standard of professionalism. Bells were answered promptly and i felt that staff went out of their way to support me and hopefully be it was same for others. my son had an unsettled night and I had no sleep at all, one of the night staff offered to take my son so that I can have some rest..which I greatly appreciated. All midwifes and maternity support workers were giving their 100% and did everything they can to ensure all their clients needs were met. But their excellent care was let down by the number of doctors on the ward. My experience with discharge was unpleasant .I was discharged in the morning but was still on the ward till 19:00hrs as there were not enough doctors on the ward to complete the process. The midwife had kept everything ready from their side but the discharge process could not be complete without a doctor who was tied up with an emergency since morning. I greatly appreciate and thank all staff on at Catherine, shere and maternity suite for their excellent work and support.

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Response from Royal Surrey County Hospital 6 years ago
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Submitted on 29/09/2017 at 13:57
Published on nhs.uk on 01/10/2017 at 04:12


Thank you for taking the time to share feedback on your recent experience at Royal Surrey's Maternity Unit and congratulations on the birth of your son.

We know that we are incredibly lucky to have a fantastic team of midwives, who work incredibly hard to put every single mother at the very centre of their care.

I am disappointed to read your concerns regarding the discharge process and appreciate how frustrating this delay must have been.

If you would like the Trust to look into your experience further, please email rsc-tr.communications@nhs.net.

In the meantime your comments have been shared with all of the senior leaders in our maternity unit.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.

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