Southmead Hospital 2017-03-04 Person 5 5 0

I recently had day surgery at Southmead hospital. The staff were excellent in allying my fears and took the time to listen to me. Of particular note were the anaesthetists who were very kind and gave me enough control in theatre just prior to my anaesthetic to stop me from panicking. Also, the two nurses who cared for me during my recovery were excellent - I had a rough post operative recovery and was very sick and dizzy afterwards. They called the anaesthetist back and made sure I stayed in overnight until I had fully recovered, despite pressure from the day surgery manager to get me up and out. My only complaint would be the lack of follow up afterwards as there was no routine outpatients appointment for the surgery I had. Having worked so hard with my consultant to actually get to theatre, it does feel a little strange that I can't say thank you face-to-face and close the loop on that episode of care.