Royal Blackburn Hospital

My operations were cancelled at the last minute which proved difficult as all the arrangements had been made.
I received a lot of information and care before and during my stay in hospital but on leaving I received no follow up information. I would have felt better if the patient had a telephone number to call if they were unsure or worried about anything.
On the subject of hygiene although it appeared clean on the surface, I observed that the cleaners were not moving furniture so I don't know what it was like in the corners or under the beds. There was a blocked toilet that hadn't been fixed for 24 hours.

I thought there was a lack of basic care by the medical and nursing staff. I felt the staff had no compassion.
The hospital was very busy and I know that the staff were busy but no-one kept us up to date.

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Happy with everything including food. Doctor / Consultant was fantastic.

The patient felt she was bothering staff. The staff were abrupt and not very caring and showed no compassion. There was no reassurance, no respect. The food was poor, the porridge looked like wallpaper paste. The patient told us they would never want to go into Blackburn Royal again. It was a very poor experience.

Got a cancellation appointment. Very quick and a good experience.

I have complex issues. Saying what do you want me to do - go back to your GP - overheard nurses saying OMG why is he here again send him home with paracetamol. Turned out he had a slipped disk.

MAU B are great, but MAU A is not. There's not enough staff, I was sent home too soon after my operation.

Last October I was admitted with an urine infection to Urology at Blackburn. After 3 days I was discharged with antibiotics. A week later I went to A & E as my pain had retuned. This time they X rayed me and found a kidney stone. Subsequently I had a scan at Burnley and they confirmed that the stone was passed and I was discharged. I recently noticed that a new medicine was appearing on my repeat prescription form. When I was at my GP I asked about this. He informed me that the letter from the hospital on my records said that I had been prescribed this drug for a prostrate condition. This is incorrect. I have never been told I have such an issue and I have never been given this additional drug. The GP asked questions as a check and then noted my records that this was incorrect. I am concerned that a false history has been placed on my records which could have lead to me taking the wrong medication. Also Blackburn did not identify that I had a kidney stone until I was readmitted to A and E. They should have x rayed on the first admission. they should have communicated better with me as the patient. They seem to have put erroneous information on my medical record.