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Wythenshawe Hospital 2023-06-28 Person 4 5 0

I’ve never written a review before but feel I have to in this case. I was admitted to Wythenshawe Hospital late on a Friday with acute breathing problems which turned out to pneumonia. Having seen too many BBC reports on the dire state of the NHS, I went with heavy heart and super low expectations. How wrong I was. How useless is the BBC?! The hospital was very clean, the food pretty good and the staff, from the porters to the junior nurses right through to the doctors at the top, were absolutely exceptional. I have to give a special mention to Tara Luke, a trainee nurse, who has the best bedside manner I’ve ever encountered. She is a future NHS superstar for sure. She made my stay a genuine pleasure rather than the ordeal I was programmed by the BBC to expect. The only improvement that could be simply made would be to be offer patients 2 antibiotic pills rather one GIANT pill which then needs breaking into smaller bits…this is because the more ill a patient becomes the more difficult it is to swallow. Everyone knows this, it’s not exactly rocket science but it should be so easy to fix! Patients are too ill to break pills into bits and nurses are too busy. Please make super large pills into 2 smaller pills that are therefore twice as easy to swallow compared to one giant pill which is IMPOSSIBLE to swallow whole. Despite this problem Wythenshawe Hospital is the best NHS hospital in Cheshire and probably one of the best in the country. Long story short: Wythenshawe hospital rocks and the staff are absolutely brilliant. Don’t ever change. You’re so close to perfect. Thank you so much for your care. And Tara, I think I love you.Xxx