I was admitted to the Children's Ward att St. Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, along with ALL the other children who lived at the Weston Manor Convent in Totland. All the children had a skin infection, except me! The admission was around 1955. I remember the large Ward. The Nurses were very kind to us. We had our meals around a large table in the centre of the Ward.

i was greeted with a very unfriendly attitude and refused assistance.

Unfortunately had to use the hospital as my daughter broke her leg while we were on holiday. The hospital is very clean and well looked after and the staff were excellent. We visited a&e and then a return visit to the fracture clinic. Hope you don't need to use it but if you do your in good hands.

The way you are treated really depends on which ward you stay in or what doctor, nurse, consultant sees you. i have been admitted in various way and have attend a variety of clinics. The Symptomatic Breast Clinic i was treated with great care and dignity. The ambulance crew for St Marys Newport Isle of Wight have always been wonderful. The staff in A&E have always been wonderful too. Now the other day clinics have been different,the waiting times are terrible for taking bloods,collecting prescriptions and Fracture Clinic. Other day clinic waiting times varies due to demand for that particular service. When admitted to a ward its down to luck whether you are treated in dignity. I have been treated with care and respect but witness staff leave vulnerable patients for over 30 minutes before responding to the patient's bell. You could argue that staff were busy with a emergency on the ward somewhere else but i could see the staff chatting by the nurses work station. It really does depend on the staff, most are caring and respectful but some do not have a clue how to be a caring person. The Beacon centre is a nightmare, waiting times can be very long and lack of space for disabled. Also the hospital runs out patient clinics which means more people waiting in a small area. As for whether any surgical operations are successful is very controversial. Many islanders now choose to attend a mainland hospital but i do not have any proven figures to back this up. On the whole I AM TRULY THANKFUL TO THE STAFF OF ST MARYS HOSPITAL FOR ALL THE HELP THEY HAVE GIVEN ME.

Only one word to discribe brilliant