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Excellent care

Accident and emergency services
July 30, 2025
Was admitted to D3 then ward 19 at Burnley (physio therapy),to Preston for Brain surgery then back to Royal Blackburn B8 to fully recover. I was in hospital for nearly 9 months although. The doctors were great and I felt fully informed about the treatment plan. The nurses were great,and in my view understaffed, overworked and underpaid.The HCA's were also fabulous but some "bank"staff were lazy and when I raised any problems with the ward manager/Matron I felt confident with their solutions and they were happy listening to any concerns.
Geoff Clark

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Dear Patient
Many thanks for your feedback regarding the care and treatment you received from staff on wards D3, Ward 19 at Burnley General and then Ward B8 at Royal Blackburn Hospital following brain surgery. It is lovely to hear that you had such a positive experience and that any concerns were dealt with by the ward manager/Matron and it is a wonderful review for the staff who always strive to deliver, safe, personal and effective care and it will be a pleasure to pass on your comments.
If there is anything further you would like to tell us about this experience you can contact the Patient Experience team by email at patientexperience@elht.nhs.uk
Thank you again for commenting and best wishes.
Sarah Ridehalgh
Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

Wouldn’t even give 1 star, rude and unhelpful

Accident and emergency services
July 10, 2025
Adult urgent treatment centre receptionist and 2 nurses , had me in tears if my pain wasn’t enough, pulling faces at me talking bad about me round the corner thinking I couldn’t hear and being straight up rude to me , people shouldn’t work in care if they simply do not care
Anonymous

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with Healthwatch Lancashire about your recent visit to the Urgent Treatment Centre at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
We are sorry to hear of your experience. We do have a Matron on duty and actively promote a tell me today campaign, where people can call the matron directly, so we can meet with relatives and patients to hear about their care, at the time of their care, then where needed any resolution can be achieved at the time.
If you wish to speak to someone about the concerns you have raised then please do get in touch with our customer relations team on 01254 733700 or complaints@elht.nhs.uk and someone can call you back.
Many thanks again for taking the time to provide your feedback.
Sarah Ridehalgh
Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

Horrific! Wouldn’t let my dog go there.

Accident and emergency services
June 22, 2025
Toilets were full of faeces, vomit and blood. Nurses were ignorant and rude! Left me dehydrated.l had to ask for water 4 times! Left me unattached to monitors even though I had 2 ampules of Adrenalin. Consultant was useless saw him for 30 seconds. Just stuffing patients in tiny cubicles and leaving them! Over heard nurses talking about other patients massive GDPR breach! The whole place was disgustingly filthy! And to top it off my discharge summary may aswell of been written about somebody else as it is mostly incorrect, times I went in, amount of Adrenalin I had, symptoms I had! The place needs shutting down!
Danielle Gansler

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and raise your concerns with Healthwatch Lancashire. I am very sorry to hear of the difficulties you have experienced when attending Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
We sincerely apologise that this has happened. We would encourage you to contact our East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Customer Relations team on 01254 733700 or complaints@elht.nhs.uk to provide more information so that we can investigate why this has happened. We are committed to improving future services and this would help us to make appropriate changes.
In the meantime we will share your feedback with the senior staff in the Emergency Department.
Once again please accept our apologies for your experience and the inconvenience it has caused.
Kind Regards
Sarah Ridehalgh
Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

My wifes medical record didnt follow her

Accident and emergency services
June 18, 2025
When my wife was seriously ill her medical records didnt follow her to her next hospital because of this she wasnt treated properly
Roger Scholes

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with Healthwatch Lancashire. I am very sorry to hear of the difficulties your wife has experienced with regards to her medical records.
We sincerely apologise that this has happened. We would encourage you to contact our East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Customer Relations team on 01254 733700 or complaints@elht.nhs.uk to provide more information so that we can investigate why this has happened. We are committed to improving future services and this would help us to make appropriate changes.
Once again please accept our apologies for your experience and any inconvenience it has caused.
Kind Regards
Sarah Ridehalgh
Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

Destroyed my soul, just walked out !!!

Accident and emergency services
June 11, 2025
Had a stent fitted monday n not right. Went in 9.30 this morning wanting to simply have it removed. 7pm tonight told the lasses plesse can you take this drip thing outta my arm ? Im going home. Was there 9 hours and no communication. Left to sit in a chair all afternoon !! No updates, nothing !! Lass said to me yes you can go but its against medical guidance, replied what guidance, ive not been given any ?? Very very poor business model !! Hope all NHS doesnt operate like this ? But suspect it does !!
Gary Thomas

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with Healthwatch Lancashire. I am very sorry to hear of the difficulties you have experienced in trying to get your stent removed.
We sincerely apologise that this has happened. We would encourage you to contact our East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Customer Relations team on 01254 733700 or complaints@elht.nhs.uk to provide more information so that we can investigate why this has happened. We are committed to improving future services and this would help us to make appropriate changes.
Once again please accept our apologies for your experience and the inconvenience it has caused.
Kind Regards
Sarah Ridehalgh
Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

Nurse in charge of elderly mother just awful!

Accident and emergency services
May 29, 2025
Nurse and other staff unable to move frail elderly mother to a more comfortable position - not told why. Wrong medication attempted! Lack of care, no drinks offered - I had to search for someone to ask all the time. IV fluids refused even though patient wasn’t drinking enough, until family insisted on speaking to a doctor, after already speaking to a ward sister earlier to voice concerns. Initial doctor in A & E fabulous.
Eve Wright

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Thank you for your feedback regarding your mother's recent admission to Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
It is lovely to hear that you found the doctor in the Emergency Department to be fabulous. However, I am extremely sorry to hear about your experience from the nurse in charge.
It would be appreciated if you could get in touch with further information, particularly the ward/area this relates to, so this can be looked into for you. You can do this by contacting us via email at patientexperience@elht.nhs.uk

If you would like us to investigate this issue further, please contact the Customer Relations Team by email – complaints@elht.nhs.uk and they can advise on options for raising your concerns.

Once again we are sorry to hear about your experience and thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.

Sarah Ridehalgh
Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

Horrible staff, dreadful hospital

Accident and emergency services
April 25, 2025
Horrible staff dreadful hospital, 8hrs later Still waiting to be see and no pain relief given whilst waiting
Anonymous

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with Healthwatch Lancashire about your visit to the Emergency Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
The Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centres and Minor Injuries Departments are experiencing a high volume of patients attending and unfortunately this has impacted on waiting times and the number of patients waiting to be seen.
I am extremely sorry for your experience and I will ensure that your comments are fed back to the senior staff for the department.
If you would like your concerns to be further investigated, you can contact our Customer Relations team on 01254 733700 or complaints@elht.nhs.uk who can advise you of your options in raising these concerns further.
Kind Regards
Sarah Ridehalgh
Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

Staff not fit for purpose!

February 21, 2025
Horrific experience - three members of staff not one identified who they were when conducting my mothers appointment - provided information that showed signs of negligence when I requested this information in written format informed it wasn’t the biggest blunder they had seen that day. When discussing my mothers care plan and what was next told we could leave! Disgusting and disciplinary action is required!
Shay Butt

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Hello

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback regarding your mother's appointment at Royal Blackburn Hospital.

We are sorry to hear of your experience. If you would like us to investigate the matter further please can you get in touch with further information.

You can contact our Customer Relations Teams - complaints@elht.nhs.uk or telephone 01254 733700 who can advise you of your options of raising your issues further.

Kind regards
Melissa Almond
Senior Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

Me and my son was waiting for 8 plus hours !

Accident and emergency services
December 24, 2024
Disgusting got sent from Burnley hospital with my son!
Who's blood sugars was below dangerous! Left us for hours and hours and hours ! Disgusting place!
Katie Staveley

Basically my 95yr old uncle was left to die.

September 26, 2024
Malnourished, he lost 10k in 3 weeks, dehydrated the urine in his catheter was dark orange, not given his regular medication for 2 weeks, shunted from BH to Pendle Community hospital and back again. BH lost his hearing aid & to date, 4 weeks later have not replaced it. The hospitals have only phoned 3 times & I'm his next of kin even when he was shunted from hospital to hospital.
Anonymous

Reply from Royal Blackburn Hospital

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on the Healthwatch Lancashire Website. I am very sorry to hear about the care and treatment your uncle has received upon admission to Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Pendle Community Hospital.

We would encourage you to contact our East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Customer Relations team on 01254 733700 or complaints@elht.nhs.uk to provide more information so that we can investigate why this has happened. We are committed to improving future services and this would help us to make appropriate changes.
In the meantime we will share your feedback with the senior staff at Pendle Community Hospital.
Once again please accept our apologies for your experience and the upset it has caused.
Kind regards
Sarah Ridehalgh
Patient Experience Facilitator


Provider responded

Royal Blackburn Hospital

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