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They provided good care

March 4, 2020
My son was born at Heartlands Hospital. They provided good care but not as good as other Hospitals. Not as clean as other Hospitals either. Could be more clean and tidy.
Fozia Shoukat

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Dear Fozia

Thank you for your post regarding the good care and treatment you feel you have received at Heartlands Hospital.

Patient feedback is of huge importance to us, as it helps us identify services that are working well, and also when there are issues that are not working so well and require attention and improvement. This helps to ensure and maintain a positive patient experience.
In order for your concerns about the cleanliness of the hospital to be looked at we would need you to contact the Patient Relations Team to given them some specific details that the managers can action. You can contact the Patient Relations Team on 0121 424 0808 at your convenience or by email: uhb-tr.Complaints-ConcernsandCompliments@nhs.net

I hope this is acceptable and please contact Patient Services if we can be of any other assistance.

With Kind Regards
Patient Experience Team


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The hospital doesn’t communicated very well

February 21, 2020
Referred by GP for hospital but every time I have to go for my splints I have to be referred by GP. New splints or repair to existing splints, makes the process longer when it shouldn’t be. Referred by GP for physio when actually that was the wrong department. The hospital doesn’t communicated very well between the departments, otherwise they would know what was appropriate for me as I am a well known patient.
Anonymous

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Dear Anonymous

Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your posting.

If you are still having issues with your treatment please contact our Patient Services Team on 0121 424 0808 or via email uhb-tr.Complaints-ConcernsandCompliments@nhs.net providing your contact details.

Kind regards
Patient Services Team


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Long wait to see a rheumatologist

February 18, 2020
Long wait to see a rheumatologist. I am waiting since last 17 weeks to get my first appointment with rheumatologist, which I think is too long and I am in great pain.
Anonymous

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Dear Anonymous

Please accept our apology for the late reply to your posting.
Thank you for taking the time to post your comments regarding your long wait for an appointment.

If you still need help with looking into this concern you can contact the Trust and the Patient Services Team, If this still remains the case and you wish for your concern to be addressed, can I please ask you to contact the Patient Services Team once again on 0121 424 0808 or via email uhb-tr.Complaints-ConcernsandCompliments@nhs.net providing your contact details.

Kind regards
Patient Services Team


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I received very poor service from them.

Accident and emergency services
February 12, 2020
By mistake I inhaled some sort of fumes, I was feeling very ill and out of breath. I went to A&E waited for 3 hours. When seen was told that nothing is wrong with me and was send back home. Whole night I was awake and went back in the morning to Badger out of hours. They again asked me to go back to A&E. Nurse there after seeing me said you are back again, I heard her saying to doctor that she is just pretending to be ill otherwise I think she is fine, which was very rude. I received very poor service from them.
Anonymous

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Dear Anonymous

Thank you for taking the time and trouble to post your experience in our ED at Heartlands Hospital. I am very sad that your experience has left a negative impression of the service we deliver, I would like to reassure you that the Trust take seriously the issues that you have raised.

Could I please ask you, if you want us to look into the issue you have raised, to contact the Patient Services Team on 0121 424 0808 or email uhb-tr.Complaints-ConcernsandCompliments@nhs.net so that we can obtain some more information.

With kind regards
Patient Experience Team


Provider responded

Staff were lovely

February 10, 2020
It was to see CF team but didn't know where we were going and had to ask a member of staff. Which was really really helpful and walked us all the way to the area of the appointment. Staff was lovely, spoke to my daughter and was always smiley.
Catriona McWright

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Dear Catriona

Thank you for taking the time and trouble to write to Healthwatch regarding your experience at Heartlands Hospital. I have forwarded your email to the CF team who I know will share your compliments with the staff.

Kind regards
Patient Experience Team


Provider responded

lack of care

January 26, 2020
total lack of care mother screaming in pain no one did help her appalling
lesley fosterr

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Dear Lesley

Please accept our apology for the very late reply to your posting.
It is disappointing to hear that your mother was not able to access pain relief when she needed it and no one helped her. We are sorry that aspects of her experience were so negative. If you wish to follow up the issues you have raised our Senior staff are keen to listen to your concerns in more detail and to take any necessary action. For this to happen please make contact with the Patient Services Team on 0121 424 0808 or by email: uhb-tr.Complaints-ConcernsandCompliments@nhs.net .

Kind regards
Patient Experience Team


Provider responded

Poor service with no aftercare

November 4, 2019
They have made me iller than before. Poor service with no aftercare. They need to improve.
Anonymous

Called back due to a mistake

Accident and emergency services
January 11, 2019
I'm a street cleaner and had an accident a few days ago picking up needles for the council and one of the needles slipped and hit my finger, making it bleed. I came to A&E and they saw me straight away, giving me a tetanus injection and blood test.
I received a call yesterday saying they had been the wrong label on the blood test and could I come in this morning at 9:30 am. Now it's 10:15 am and I'm still waiting to be seen. My GP wants to know the blood test results. They told me that although I had a call saying 9:30 am, they don't operate like that and I just have to wait to be seen. I'll give it a bit longer, but I have work to get to.
Since the accident I don't know what's been going on in my system - it's been nearly a week. My GP is desperate for the blood tests results to treat me properly and give me immunisations I need.
Anonymous

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Responded: 12.02.19

Dear Anonymous

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your posting.

I am sorry to read your posting regarding your visit to the A&E department at Heartlands and I am extremely concerned that you have had to wait for your blood test as our staff were unable to see you in a timely manner. I hope this matter has been resolved, however, if you still have any concerns or wish to discuss this matter, can you please contact our Patient Relations Team on 0121 424 0808 or via email at uhb-tr.Complaints-ConcernsandCompliments@nhs.net who will be able to look into your concern in more detail.

I hope you will get in contact with us and look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Kind regards

Patient Experience Team


Provider responded

My main concern is parking problems

January 11, 2019
Hospital is large but this isn't reflected in the car parking, even the overflow parking isn't enough.
Reception area is dated and doesn't have enough spacious seating.
Staff seem friendly and are always helpful
My main concern is the parking. It creates anxiety and unnecessary stress prior to appointments, causing patients to rush and worry- sometimes even running late for appointments.
In comparison to other hospitals, more investment is needed.
Anonymous

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Responded:12.02.19

Dear Anonymous

Thank you for taking the time to post your comments regarding the service that you received at Heartlands Hospital. It is lovely to receive such positive feedback from our patients.

I do agree that the parking and outpatient areas is an issue and they are both areas currently under review.

Best wishes

Patient Services Team


Provider responded

Having to wait so long spoils it

Outpatients
January 11, 2019
I've come here many times and everytime I have waited more than an hour to be seen. Sometimes it's been two hours, which has spoiled the overall experience. Waiting rooms are overcrowded and lack basic things such as drinking water. It's not very clean.
Anonymous

Reply from Heartlands Hospital

Responded: 12.02.19

Dear Anonymous

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your posting.

I am very sorry to learn of your experience whilst you were an outpatient under the care of our Trust and the impression that it has left.

If you would be willing to provide further details of the particular waiting area, we can then advise the Outpatient and Estates Department manager’s of your experience so they can make any necessary improvements, you can contact a member of the Patient Relations Team on 0121 424 0808 or you can email your concerns to uhb-tr.Complaints-ConcernsandCompliments@nhs.net who can then take the necessary action.

Kind regards

Patient Experience team


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