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About: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

We were looking for the renal clinic, so we headed to the old part of the hospital; where we have been before several times. To find it closed and nobody in sight to ask for help on where we are going or what to do. I called the extension numbers on the help desk that was unstaffed, to find that they didn't work.

So we travelled to the new part of the hospital to the customer help desk. The lady that was there was certainly not the most happy to be working a Saturday morning. We were past pillar to post to finally find ward 303. We walked in; nobody spoke to us, until I made my presence aware. There we gained attention from a nurse that pointed out that we are due in ward 302. So we are put in a dirty waiting room, with dust over the floor and crumbs on the chairs.

(Here's the good bit) After 20 minutes waiting we see a lovely man, He is polite chatty gentleman and is a credit to the hospital.

But unfortunately it's a shame the same couldn't be said for the member of staff that was supposed to organise the infusions and treatments within the hospital.

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Response from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham 5 years ago
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Submitted on 21/05/2018 at 10:10
Published on nhs.uk at 11:06


Rebecca, thank you for taking the time to feedback about your recent experience at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear about the difficulties you had when attending your recent appointment at the renal clinic. Senior staff responsible for this area are keen to listen to your concerns in more detail so that they can investigate what has gone wrong and take any necessary action. Should you wish to discuss your concerns in more detail further please make contact via the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS). PALS are here to help and can be contacted by phone 0121 371 4400, by email PALS@uhb.nhs.uk, via the hospital website www.uhb.nhs.uk/pals-form or in person by dropping in between 9am – 5pm (Mon-Fri) to the PALS office located near the Information Desk in the main entrance of the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

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