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"Attentive and communicated beyond expectation"

About: Borders General Hospital / General Surgery (Ward 7)

(as a relative),

My husband was admitted onto a surgical ward as a medical patient, the care he received on the ward, despite it being outwith their speciality, and the busyness of the ward, was second to none. The nurses and critical outreach team were dedicated and delivered, in my opinion, the highest standard of nursing care. They were attentive and communicated beyond expectation with myself, keeping me informed at all times.

My husband was discharged home by the medical doctors 40 hours after admission, in my opinion perhaps too soon. On reading the discharge letter it became clear that the doctor perhaps didn’t realise how sick he actually was, this then raised some anxiety at home. There are some unanswered questions still about overal diagnosis and some decisions made, but I’m sure these will be answered in due course. Apart from this, the overall care was exceptional. We cannot thank the staff on ward 7, and outreach enough for doing such a fantastic job, an absolute asset to the NHS and BGH! 

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Response from Caroline Burgess, Specialist Nurse, Sexual Health Services, NHS Borders 5 years ago
Caroline Burgess
Specialist Nurse, Sexual Health Services,
NHS Borders
Submitted on 14/12/2018 at 09:22
Published on Care Opinion at 11:33


Thank you for taking the time to feedback the care your husband received at BGH whilst a patient on ward 7. I am delighted to hear that although he was a medical patient who was cared for on the surgical ward during his stay, the attention and support he received whilst with us was of a high standard and you both felt involved in his care. I will feedback to ward 7 and the outreach team your thanks.

I hope he is now making a recovery and you are able to receive some of the unanswered medical questions that you have. Should you require any further answers, please contact the complaints department at BGH who will be able to assist you further.

Kind regards,

Caroline Burgess

Clinical Services Manager-Planned Care

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