THUMBS UP I SAY! (NHS Services For Children)

Member Name: michellemcc

Product:	NHS Services For Children
Date:	12/06/01 (113 review reads)
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Last Christmas I took my 6 month daughter to the doctor's because she had a bad cold that would'nt go away. The doc was very sympathetic, told me she was breathing to fast (about 70 breaths a min) and her chest sounded like an old mans who had smoked for 50 years! He said he thought it was Bronchilitis (a nasty chesty thing that babies get!). After explaining that I should try and raise her head at night by placing a pillow under her mattress, place a boiling kettle in the room to create steam and lots of other useful tips. He also said that if she got worse or I was worried at all then to bring her back. 3 days later I did, so he sent me up to the childrens ward in the hospital. They were great, reasurring me every step of the way. They said that Amy needed to stay in, but it was 'just in case'. I had to wait 4 hours for a bed mind you, but I did'nt mind because they gave me a lovley room to wait in and constantly came in to check Amy and see if she was alright.
In the end she had to stay in for a week, needed to be tube fed and needed oxygen. At each stage of the illness the nurses and docs told me exactly what was going on and why they were doing it. The nurse for our ward would come in every 5 minutes and took time to speak and play with all the babies. I stayed with her all the time and one day they oersuaded me to go home and relax for a few hours. They were as concerned about me as they were for her.

Obviously the key thing for childrens services in the NHS is staff. I hope they keep up the good work. I was completley happy with them and sent a huge box of chocs to the ward to say thank you.

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