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"Triage Nurse - unbelievable"

About: Sandwell General Hospital / Accident and emergency

My recent experience of yesterday at the A&E dept was really good. The receptionist was lovely polite and friendly and so was the Dr who I saw. However it remains to be the same for the triage nurse. They were so offish rude and definitely needs customer care further training unless they were having an off day although they had the same attitude when calling others through. They then proceeded to call me back in to check my BP and temperature, just stuck the thermometer in my ear, checked it then put it back In the casing. I took a second look afterwards and noted they didn’t use a hygiene cap and I’m interested to know if this was wrong. A letter of dissatisfaction and report will be sent to advise the hospital they have a nurse who blatantly ignores health and hygiene. Apart from their experience, everyone else and the services there are brilliant!! They all work so hard and I have full admiration for them.

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Response from Sandwell General Hospital 6 years ago
Sandwell General Hospital
Submitted on 24/10/2017 at 12:06
Published on nhs.uk at 13:31


Thank you for taking the time to write about your visit to our Trust. I am sorry for the rude behaviour that you experienced from our triage nurse. This is not the kind of care we expect our patients to receive when they are treated at our Trust.

Regarding the thermometer, I understand that it would not function without a single use hygiene cap which should have already been fitted onto the thermometer. I have passed on your feedback to the matron in charge of A&E so she is aware of the way you were treated and to ensure that this does not happen again.

Kind regards, Toby Lewis, Chief Executive.

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