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Cleveland Clinic London Hospital 2022-08-05 Person 3 5 0

I was expecting a flexible cystoscopy which I have had before, using local anaesthetic. When the dietary preparation was explained to me at Portland Place and Grosvenor Place I was surprised to learn that I should fast for 6 hours, taking only minimal water but avoiding milk, and I needed to be escorted home afterwards. This suggests the use of a general anaesthetic,! The nurse at preassessment assured me it was necessary preparation. The nurse at hospital listened when I explained that my admission correspondence included “LA” (local) and advised planning for escort, so my wife rearranged her activities to collect me. When they raised this with my consultant he confirmed that local anaesthetic would be used so escort wasn’t needed, and he arranged light food for lunch. This confusion by nurses did not meet my expectations.

Instruct nursing staff to study the care-giver’s instructions more carefully before assuming the use of general anaesthetic.

Other than my comments above, everything was most welcoming and comfortable.