"Wonderful care only spoilt by many dementia..."

I was admitted last Friday and again on Monday with mild chest pains which I recognised having experienced a full heart attack previously.

The paramedics and ambulance crew were lovely.

A & E where far improved over my previous experience 12 years ago.

My stay in the ward on Friday night was made very uncomfortable by a troublesome patient who kept threaten the nurses, "get me some soup or I will kick off".

I was discharged at 4am approx. with negative blood test.

I think too much reliance is placed on the blood test.

Admitted again on Monday with same but more severe symptoms.

A & E and ambulance wonderful.

Placed in acute medical ward with 4 out of 6 beds occupied by patients suffering severe dementia.

They gave the nursing staff a bad time and kept me awake all night by the continuous noise they were making despite the best efforts of the nurses.

I felt awful in the morning partly due to the lack of sleep.

The day time ward nurse was terrific.

I was mid morning I was interviewed by a consultant who I felt was a little arrogant, talking down to me, and perhaps with the suggestion I should come back as a day patient which I seriously considered to get away from the demented patients.

Mid afternoon I was transferred to the CIU ward which was much, much quieter and the nursing care exemplary and so kind and caring.

The next day I suffered a minor heart attack and was rushed into theatre for treatment.

The theatre appeared brand new with the most professional, kind staff.

The operating consultant was professional and thorough, quickly identifying and rectifying the problem.

It was much better than my experience with a similar procedure 12 years previously

I was discharged the following day and I am exceptionally grateful to the CIU nurses who got me treated so quickly before more damage was done to my heart.

They were exemplary.

In summary, the Treliske staff do a magnificent job under unreasonable demanding patient pressure.

I also believe the blood test for a cardiac incident is not reliable in my case.

I believe too much reliance is put on its results