Derriford Hospital 2015-07-14 Person 1 5 0

I have written this review on behalf of my father who died in a ward mainly for cancer patients. From tablets left on top of lockers, to bodily fluids from a corpse by the lifts being left for three or four days; to the girl who did not understand NBM and then mystifyingly was left unattended with the drugs trolley another night (I take it she was work experience) to poor communication with us; to drips, my father was meant to have, being left off for hours and hours because people forgot to reattach them after he returned from tests; to being put on a drip intended just for 48 hr use for a patient for a complete fortnight - surgeon angry and disgusted when he saw the situation - to just the shitty attitude of staff with precious few exceptions --- care for cancer victims is dreadful and not much better than workhouse hospitals. My father was a quiet, dignified man who deserved to be treated with reasonable care so he could end his days with his dignity in tact. My mother now fears ever having to go into Derriford Hospital and is likely to pretend all is well with her even if she feels really ill and is in need of serious medical attention