Countess of Chester Hospital 2016-03-13 Person 0 5 0

My son was on ward 41from Mon-Fri and care was good especially by a Spanish nurse called Maria. He was moved then to ward 44 and care deteriorated. A sputum test which was ordered on 41 was not carried out although a persistent cough was said to be a concern. On ward 44 my sons pain meds were consistently late, information on treatment differed with each staff member. He was told a scan was needed but waited 3 days, he had been told on day 2 that his appendix needed removing, on day 3(wed) he was told appendix ok but gall bladder had to come out, by day 6(sat) was told both needed removing and would be operated on sun/mon if infection was under control. On day 7 (sun) was told they were not going to remove the infected organs as the infection was improving and it would be a "disservice" to remove them!!! The lack of communication between wards is disconcerting and he is left really depressed, his pain is still causing distress and he is worried how he will cope with it at home with a very young family of three, one who has autism and one who is only 13wks old.