Hereford County Hospital Reviews Summary

Category: General hospital

Address: Stonebow Rd, Hereford, HR1 2ER, United Kingdom

Phone: +441432355444

Rating: 3.7
based on 127 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Nurses & staff in recovery were fantastic - nothing was too much trouble for them."
  • "Staff WONDERFUL, such care, such compassion, such attention."
  • "Helpful staff. Good doctor."
  • "Every single member of staff that had any dealings with me was truly wonderful."
  • "The care and compassion shown to my daughter on fred bulmer ward by all staff was brilliant so thankyou."
  • "Was taken into Hereford County Hospital last weekend and the ambulance crew and hospital staff during the whole 2 day stay were amazing, really helpful and kind."
  • "All NHS staff were absolutely amazing, the palliative care team were wonderful."

Cons:

  • "From entering the building the filth is the first thing you notice."
  • "Some doctors and staff were friendly, unfortunately HCA's used our uncles bed sheet as a slide sheet."
  • "The organisation was appalling, their Triage system doesn’t work and there was no joined up communication."
  • "The staff at reception are the slowest and a tad rude."
  • "The ladies on the desk were rude right from the start."
  • "Staff were just walking around with no leadership."
  • "The attitude of staff is very poor."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "This was my first visit to this hospital and I was pleasantly surprised to be able to find a parking slot without any bother, unlike Worcester Royal."
  • "Easy to get to, good parking."
  • "Very clean and tidy."
  • "Food was hot, plentiful and really not bad at all."
  • "Well signposted inside and great staff attitude."
  • "The hospital & it's working staff are all in all very good & very helpful."
  • "It's clean, the staff are great."

Cons:

  • "Then a communal restaurant as you enter the building so unhygienic."
  • "There is no one going around sanitising anything to stop it spreading."
  • "Staff Don't sanitise their hands before and after each patient."
  • "The floors are filthy the furniture is heavily worn and stained."
  • "Lugg ward bay E, dirty floors and rubbish on floors."
  • "Over bed tray was sticky."
  • "The car parking was terrible, with queues to get on to all of the car parks, which I have never experienced before."

Waiting Times and Organisation

Pros:

  • "Brilliant and fast diagnosis of a tricky and life-threatening condition."
  • "The organisation due to Covid is excellent and the staff were lovely."
  • "After spending a week in hospital I was able to be moved to my local hospitals. The Treatment I received on Wye ward was efficient, compassionate and I cannot praise them highly enough."
  • "We waited only ten minutes and were out within the hour."
  • "Really great and speedy service in the Hereford A&E Eye Unit."
  • "I had only 10 mins to wait when I arrived from then on it was all go."
  • "Was seen on time and consultation useful."

Cons:

  • "Waiting times can become ridiculous very fast."
  • "We then sat and waited, and waited and waited. It was cold as the doors to outside were open due to the queue for reception going outside."
  • "Too many staff walking around looking busy with a piece of paper while you stand and wait to be booked in and seen."
  • "You will be in for days just waiting to see a doctor and then they complain about shortage of beds."
  • "The waiting room was full of ill people, some in extreme pain and the people that could help were stood around chatting."
  • "Totally horrendous! Made to wait on a trolly in the corridor for 4 hours, then a further 2.5 in a cubicle before being seen."
  • "Experiencing very high blood pressure, rang 111. They arranged for me to go to Hereford A&E. The staff there were helpful and pleasant but the waiting time was around 7 hours."

Cost and Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Hereford hospital it cost £5 for 1 hour parking due to partner leg in pain. But after having to go to Worcester Hospital due to finding out Hereford can't do what my partner needed. Worcester Hospital is £5 all day !!!!! Hereford is £10-12 all day ????"
  • "Parking just outside for less able patients although big downside is cash payment machine (I never carry cash so unable to buy a ticket) - bit quaint!"

Cons:

  • "So car parking yes it’s expensive the hospital management could have an influence on this but it’s not the staffs fault."
  • "Ok yes the car parking is horrible because of how much you have to pay. But that's not the hospital fault."
  • "Parking is horrific expensive and not ENOUGH."
  • "Would get 4 stars for staff and service, but I can only give it 1 star, as I am so disgusted by the parking charges."
  • "Parking is an issue no good if you've got a motorbike to park."
  • "All the hospital car parks were full meaning we had to park quite a distance away."
  • "Ridiculous parking scheme."

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