Leighton Hospital

Leighton Hospital 2017-10-01 Person 1 5 0

Went into hospital with an infection from a scratch, when first seen by the nurse was belittled about coming to hospital with a scratch (despite clearly seeing it was badly infected) when was seen by the orthopaedic registrar i was roughly touched on the infected and painful area and was told to stop acting in pain as there was none (though there was a lot of pain) they took an x-ray and concluded i had a major infection (which i have had in the past) and needed emergency operation, this operation was done quickly and confirmed my fears of it being necrotising fasciitis, i was given 3 days of antibiotics and stitched up and sent home, before going home my leg swelled to large to put my trousers on, i asked for something to wear on my bottoms they refused to give me anything and i had to cut my new trousers to wear them, my leg was more swollen than when i came in, in even more pain than when i came in, and the leg was starting to mottled and going dark, not bruised purple but gray to black. after leaving the hospital i went to another hospital right away they had a look at it and took me into theater and was rushed in and was told i almost lost my leg, they didnt get rid of the infection properly and stiched it in which caused me a load more problems.

Leighton Hospital 2017-06-08 Person 1 5 0

For four days I was told persistently by a consultant there were no surgical issues regarding my husbands health. It was suggested that he was to be transferred to a medical ward but, if I did not want this, I could take him home. However, within hours of this advice, he had to undergo emergency surgery for a blocked bowel. The surgeon who operated on him went on to deceive him into signing a consent form, made excuses and lied persistently, even contradicting herself in the process! It is extremely unwise to challenge any member of staff at this hospital, you certainly will not get any help or back up from anyone which has resulted in me going to the national media to get these and other stories about Leighton into the public domain.They are masters in the art of closing ranks and and experts in the science of complaints dismissal.

Leighton Hospital 2016-11-28 Person 1 5 0

Worst experience even arrived by ambulance with chest pains and left in corridor for 1 hour drinks machine broke left in observations room for 3 hours with no staff to observe for first 2 hours incompetence does not describe how bad the place is go to macclesfield instead.

Leighton Hospital 2013-12-27 Person 1 5 0

Poor, poor, poor, poor, poor