Conquest Hospital

In A&E then I was admitted to a temporary holding area overnight till they had a room ready. I was having an allergic reaction.

I was ignroed by agency nurses all night. Unable to sleep, crawled out in to hall - still ignored. Day shift nurses came on, ran to get adrenalin and saved my life. A near miss!

I was hospitalised for a week following this.

Saw Doctor in Outpatients - surgeon was ill so saw Registrar who was much more informative. Lots of worries that noone answered in hospital but Registrar answered today. Took 6 weeks to get appointment when mind could've been settled 6 weeks ago.

Poor communication, the whole referral to hospital and beyond.

I had a foot operation. All the staff were excellent and nothing was too much trouble.

Went with Grandad for appointment at plastics department. Consultant and registrar were in a meeting which over ran by an hour. Wanted to make complaint via PALS but the person at PALS had a disgusting attitude.

Came over two days for bloods, ECG monitor and ultrasound. Departments efficient, friendly and helpful. Fasting blood so early for monitor fitting, they made time for me so I didn't have to wait long. Then arranged different time for me to return monitor at the same time as the ultrasound. All with no fuss,

I arrived to conquest 6.30am after being sent by ambulance from the DGH. The care I got there was excellent. I was discharged by about 8.30am.

Patients sit out the front of the main entrance in the doorways smoking. The area is littered with cigarette ends. Smoking should be banned on hospital grounds completely..... inside and out

The question of having People patients and maybe staff smoking at the front entrance to The Conquest Hospital. I am completely against them all gathering out side the main entrance smoking
1. It is a health hazard to people visiting the hospital going for an appointment or visiting relatives, especially for me and my grandson any smoke affects asthma and though it is out in the open you still have to walk through wafts of it.
2. Children also have to walk through this exposing them to harmful chemicals in the smoke. It is also not good for children to see people smoking.
3. Some of the people out there smoking are in state of clothing really to be seen in a ward or the confines of their homes, not to be seen in public.
4. It's really a bad image for the hospital..

After seeing your post on Facebook, I can totally agree with the majority of comments and feedback.

Every time I have visited the Conquest, there are always people smoking outside with drips on and in pyjamas.

I really can't believe that the staff just stand there and watch. There are so many signs which say "This is a non smoking hospital"

Please sort it out Conquest Hospital!

Having recently given birth at the conquest, it is really horrible walking through the crowd of smokers right outside the doors to get in or out, especially when attending antenatal appointments or bringing baby home for the first time, walking through a crowd of smoke isn't what you expect when going in or out of a hospital