"A visitor."

Visited the Maternity unit on Friday 20 October, to see my son, daughter in law and our beautiful first grandchild.I have been a qualified nurse for 43years,prior to my recent retirement, so i know what iam talking about, as a professional . On arrival on the ward i was overwhelmed by the offensive and stale smell that permeated everywhere. Also walking down the ward it was obvious the floor, skirting boards, glass windows, had not seen a proper clean in months, the whole ward was very unclean, I was very shocked with what I saw. Considering some of these are women recovering from surgical procedures, and new babies that are very vulnerable to infection, I was concerned. I appreciate the ward can be very busy at times but first impressions count, as the safety of new mothers and their babies. I was relieved when mum and baby were discharged. I also think there should be times when a patient can rest without a mobile phone being used day and night preventing people getting rest. Overall I was not very impressed with the Maternity Unit. Maybe someone needs to have a look at the overall cleanliness of the unit.