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Excellent service when my mother had a stroke

Stroke services
April 16, 2017
From the paramedics that came on Friday until my mother's discharge today I cannot fault the hospital. My mother was admitted on Friday afternoon and excellent service from A&E taken to ward 514 by specialist stroke nurse, further scans Saturday and discharged today, thankfully with no lasting ill effects from stroke. We should shout and praise our NHS and the staff when it all goes right. Thank you to u all for looking after my mother and all of our family over the weekend. Your all amazing
Anonymous

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Thank you for taking the time to feedback about your experience of the Emergency Department and ward 514 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are delighted to hear that mother has been discharged with no lasting ill effects. Your kind words have been forwarded to the senior staff to share with their teams. Our staff really appreciate and value your feedback.


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Broken knuckles

April 13, 2017
Seen quite quickly, receptionists helpful. Doctors friendly, good service.
Sarah

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Thank you for taking the time to feedback about your experience of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Your kind words have been forwarded to the senior staff to share with their teams. You feedback is greatly valued by all staff who love to hear they have made a positive difference.


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Amazing

Ear Nose and Throat
April 13, 2017
I used to be deaf, not anymore had operation
Anonymous

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Thank you for taking the time to feedback about your experience of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are delighted to hear you operation was a success. Your kind words have been forwarded to the senior staff to share with their teams. Feedback like this is greatly valued as staff love to hear they have made such a positive difference.


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Helpful responsive, polite

April 13, 2017
Emergency services - excellent service provided for my service user.
Anonymous

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Thank you for taking the time to feedback about your experience of the Emergency Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Your kind words have been forwarded to the senior staff to share with their teams. Feedback like this is greatly valued as staff love to hear they have made such a positive difference.


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Very thorough and very informative

March 22, 2017
I was called last minute to attend an appointment in the Breast Screening department, after having an adverse result at my first scan. I arrived feeling very apprehensive. I had three more scans, an examination and an ultrasound scan. The nurses and doctors were very thorough, caring and friendly and kept me informed on what they were doing all the way through. Fortunately all was ok.
Anonymous

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Thank you for taking the time to feed back about your experience when you visited our Breast Screening Service provided by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are delighted to hear that your experience was so positive at what must have been a worrying time for you. It is great news too that everything turned out to be ok. Your kind words have been forwarded to the senior staff responsible for this service so they can share them with their team members. Feedback like this is greatly valued as staff love to hear they have made such a positive difference.
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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I felt very supported and cared for in the QE

Cancer services
March 2, 2017
It was a short stay (cancer care unit) and I received wonderful care.
Anonymous

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Thank you for taking the time to feed back about your experience at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are delighted to hear that you felt supported and cared for. Your kind words have been forwarded to senior staff so they can share them with their team members. Feedback like this is greatly valued as staff love to hear they have made such a positive difference.
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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Efficient and caring staff

Imaging
January 7, 2017
I had a 10.30 appt on a Saturday for an MRI and I arrived 25 minutes early rather than the 15 minutes stated in the letter. I was seen immediately even though I was early and the radiologists could not have been more caring and professional. I had a little claustrophobia induced panic and they were patient, kind and considerate throughout.
Amy Lassman

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Dear Amy,
Thank you for taking the time to feed back about your experience at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are delighted to hear that staff were able to support you so well during your time in the department. Your kind words have been forwarded to the senior staff responsible for the MRI department so they can share them with their team members. Feedback like this is greatly valued as staff love to hear they have made such a positive difference.
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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Day Surgery

AMB
December 31, 2016
Waiting times proved to be longer than expected but when finally received treatment, can only say it was very efficient and the staff were friendly and attentive considering how very busy they were.
Anonymous

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Thank you for taking the time to feed back about your experience whilst having day case surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are delighted to hear that overall your experience was so positive, your kind words have been forwarded to the senior staff responsible for the ward you visited so they can share them with their team members. Feedback like this is greatly valued as staff love to hear they have made such a positive difference. We are very to hear that you experienced delays whilst waiting for your surgery as we understand this can increase anxiety on the day of surgery.
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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RTT times, communication with patients

Gastrointestinal and Liver services
November 12, 2016
I cannot comment on the care at this point as I have not received any yet. I do feel that the experience so far has been disappointing due to a) being informed that treatment for surgery would be within 18 weeks at the outset when it has not been b) This information is not communicated to patients (or not to me at least) when the waiting time increased, I had to call to find out, having heard nothing and it was then up to 25 or more weeks c) a surgery date will not be given until 2 weeks ahead of the date, maybe this is now standard practice although it seems to vary between hospitals. This causes extreme problems for work and family related reasons, especially when the estimated time keeps changing as well. NHS Choices still informs us patients have the right to 18 weeks referral to treatment, but when I asked about this, it was dismissed somewhat as being unrealistic to attain, as there are so many more urgent cases coming up. This I fully understand (as a former NHS worker myself) but I cannot accept that is fair not to inform and communicate with patients as to the situation. I was made redundant from my job and am finding it impossible to get another job while waiting for surgery with no date known as I cannot commit to anything and this causes a lot of economic hardship. If we had better communication and knowledge of what the true situation is, it would help, as I know it cannot be helped about the numbers of patients.
Anonymous

Reply from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience whilst being treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are sorry to hear that your experience so far has been disappointing, and that you have been given conflicting information about waiting times. We are keen to have the opportunity to discuss your concerns further so that we can try to resolve them. If you would like to speak to a senior member of staff please make contact with our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) who are happy to assist you with this.

PALS 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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Service here has been excellent

October 25, 2016
The service was excellent for a member of the family who had to go in with heart failure. It was very clean and the food was really good.
Anonymous

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Thank you for taking the time to feed back about your relative’s experience at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Apologies for the delay in responding to your feedback. We are delighted to hear your relative’s experience was so positive, your kind words have been forwarded to senior staff so they can share them with their team members. Feedback like this is greatly valued as staff love to hear they have made such a positive difference.
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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