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About: Royal Victoria Hospital (Belfast)

(as a carer),

I attended the RVH for an appointment with my frail mother. I was able to get a parking space with ease however that's when everything went from good to bad. 

I walked my frail mother up to reception given that her mobility is quite poor and went to the main Reception in the main building. This was closed. I had no way of asking for directions and no way of booking a porter for my mother, who was in a lot of pain. 

There was no signage, no way for me to get a wheelchair or a thing and I was left stranded in the reception area with no help available. This was so stressful and without the help of some lovely people I would probably still be there. 

Very poor experience for the most vulnerable.

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Response from Louise Macdonald, Interim Senior Nurse Manger Patient Experience and Governance, Central Nursing, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust last month
Louise Macdonald
Interim Senior Nurse Manger Patient Experience and Governance, Central Nursing,
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Senior Nurse manager for Patient Client Experience Teams , including Volunteer service, Chaplaincy, Bereavement Service and Patient Client Experience Team.

Submitted on 24/03/2025 at 17:31
Published on Care Opinion on 25/03/2025 at 10:35


Dear Service User,

My name is Louise Macdonald and I am currently the Senior Nurse Manager in the Trust with responsibility for the Front of House team in the Royal Victoria Hospital.

I want to offer an apology to you for what you have experienced at main reception. This has fallen short of the service we would normally provide. I can assure you that I will follow this up.

I would be grateful if you could contact me on louise.macdonald@belfasttrust.hscni.net so we can discuss further.

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your feedback.

Regards

Louise

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