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Wrong information given

Accident and emergency services
December 19, 2018
Not comfortable seating, wrong information given resulting in wasting of 2 hours.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear the concerns you have regarding your recent experience. Senior hospital staff 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 concern 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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Long waits and struggling to hear when called

Accident and emergency services
December 19, 2018
12.45pm time in. Initial assessment done and still waiting since last 2 hours to be seen. They need to be loud when calling patients name.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear the concerns you have regarding your waiting time and that it was difficult to hear when you were called. Your feedback has been shared with senior hospital staff If you would like to discuss your concerns in more detail please make contact with 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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Terrible customer service

December 18, 2018
I had a nasal surgery and when moved into the recovery room nobody looked after me. I pressed the button which they gave me in case I need anything and they came after 10-15mins after I pressed the button.

When I came out of theatre, I asked the nurse about how the surgery went and if I look ok. She said she doesn’t know as she has not seen me before. She did not even tell me a word to calm me down. Terrible customer service.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear the concerns you have regarding your recent experience. Senior hospital staff 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 concern 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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Appointments not being sent

December 18, 2018
I had an appointment in hospital in January 2017 to scan my shoulder and a neurologist told me that my nerves have been damaged.
They told me that they are going to book me another appointment to see the therapist. They said that they will send me an appointment, but I still haven’t heard anything from them, nearly two years later.
I would like to know what happened.
Mahmood Ghorbani

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear the concerns you have regarding your care and treatment and the delay in receiving your appointment. Senior hospital staff are keen to look into your concerns so that they can investigate what has gone wrong and take any necessary action. For this to happen, please make contact with 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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Terrible customer service

December 18, 2018
I had a nasal surgery and when moved into the recovery room nobody looked after me. I pressed the button which they gave me in case I need anything and they came after 10-15mins after I pressed the button.

When I came out of theatre, I asked the nurse about how the surgery went and if I look ok. She said she doesn’t know as she has not seen me before. She did not even say anything to calm me down. Terrible customer service.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear the concerns you have regarding your recent experience. Senior hospital staff 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 concern 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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No reply from email I sent

unknown
December 3, 2018
The response from Queen Elizabeth Hospital email service is poor I am supposed to have had a reply back from them within 2 days of sending it. I haven't had a reply back from them - this is over 2 weeks now.
I have sent them another email to a different email address. Hopefully I will get a reply back from them within 2 days about rearranging hospital appointment to another day.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear you have experienced difficulties in contacting the hospital to change your appointment. We are very keen to discuss this with you further to help you with getting your appointment rearranged to a more convenient time. Please make contact with our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) who 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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Long Waiting Times

Cancer services
November 20, 2018
I had a 6 rounds of chemo at QE recently. The staff are working very hard, but they are just too busy. The minimum waiting time was 1 ½ hours, and maximum 3.5 hours. Normally the appointments are on lunchtime but there is never any food or drink.
Gaynor Thornton

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for your 4 star rating of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry for the delay in responding to your feedback and are also sorry to hear that your recent chemotherapy treatment experience was impacted by long waiting times and lack of food or drink provision. Your feedback has been shared with senior hospital staff responsible for the Oncology day unit. 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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Smokers outside the main entrance of the Q.E

unknown
November 15, 2018
My complaints is about all the smokers outside the main entrance of the Q.E hospital, they just stub their cigarette ends only on the pavement. Why can’t security move them to the red smoking shelter.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are aware that some people are smoking outside the entrance to the hospital and we are already taking steps to address this to minimise the impact this has on patients and visitors to the hospital. Your feedback has been shared with the senior staff who are addressing this issue. Should you wish to discuss your concerns in more detail 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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Lack of opticians at QE Hospital

Ophthalmology
November 14, 2018
Lack of opticians at QE, I think 6 vacant vacancies are still not filled. Went to QE for glaucoma treatment, doctors are best but referred to heartlands hospital because of lack of opticians.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Feedback like this is greatly valued as staff love to hear they have made such a positive difference. We also note your concerns regarding the lack of opticians at the hospital and have forward these to senior ophthalmology staff. Should you wish to discuss these concerns in more detail please make contact with 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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Better signposting needed for shuttle service

Whole Hospital
November 14, 2018
At QE hospital shuttle bus route is not sign posted properly. They need a proper shuttle bus route map with timetable explaining frequency and site map of shuttle stops around hospital. It’s a very big hospital and people need help in going to different treatment facilities from main bus stop and train station.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear of difficulties you may have experienced accessing the hospital due to not being able to utilise the shuttle bus service. Please be assured that the Trust are currently working to promote the shuttle bus more prominently as part of a wider transport project and your comments will support us in this ongoing work. If you would like to provide any further feedback about your experience please visit the hospital webpage www.uhb.nhs.uk/yourviews


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