Royal Cornhill Hospital

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2023-09-16 Person 1 5 0

I have been a patient at cornhill hospital since I was 18 yrs old, am now in my 60's so I've seen how far cornhill has come. In my day there was very little drug & alcohol admissions, now its over run by these people who often sit or stand outside main reception smoking drugs or drinking, The language is terrible especially for visitors who may be coming into see their member of family. I already reported this but by the looks of things nothing has ever been done. Back in my day at old cornhill u were kept on the ward & only allowed outside in the grounds or if u were lucky had blue or white band if u had black u were in bed & not allowed out of it if u wanted toilet a nurse went with u a bath a nurse watched u it was so degrading but rules were rules. Today patient seems to be able to do what as. & when do whatever they want with no responsibility.

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2023-08-14 Person 1 5 0

I really wish that I could give details on the what is great about the surgery and what I like but unfortunately there is nothing. I say unfortunately because it's supposed to be there as a service that should provide people who have alcohol and substance misuse problems support and advice and if that means the patient requires treatement (medication) to help them with their stability for helping through their recovery it should be provided. Sadly this is not the case and people who are suffering and looking to get some help and make steps to help themselves are not getting this from Fulton clinic. The staff on reception have not the slightest sensitivity or understanding, if anything I've only received them telling me lies and very rude about it. I've personally been made on a regular occasion that if I phone back then I'm being a nuisance. I've had to wait over a week and still not been called back. If the workers are not off ill then they are off on holiday. The service needs to be looked at seriously because it's completely broken! The clinical nurses are not much nicer, the wholeso-called" system and staff really need some sort of improvement. It is one of the few places that people in need can go and try to seek help and if it is given you are treated like patients with no say because they control your medication so feel that it's ok to treat people not only quite poorly but also having a very negative impact on your recovery.

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2022-08-07 Person 1 5 0

I felt the admission doctor, Victoria, was patronising and deliberately lied to us after telephoning my daughters doctor, Dr.Winding, with false promises to get us to leave and end the meeting. When it came to it what was promised in the meeting was refused by the Dr Winding 2 days later. We are trying to help our 28 year old daughter as she is very ill and finds it very hard to deal with decisions and the system on her own. She was actually told off by Dr. Winding to get us involved in that meeting, clearly uncomfortable to have someone dare to speak up. We have requested a direct meeting with Dr Winding but oh no, that’s not possible, we probably would have more luck in meeting God himself. In the meantime my daughter has no say in her treatment, all her requests for help with getting back medication that kept her stable before are refused and she is spoken to like the lowest of the low. This has been going on in and out of Cornhill and lot of self harming for nearly 6 months. We, her parents, are exhausted, will she live to see another day? Doctors at Cornhill certainly don’t care and clearly get their sleep at night. Shame on them!!

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2021-07-22 Person 1 5 0

person-centered care? doesn't exist.

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2020-02-07 Person 1 5 0

During a recent admission I was left constantly without medical care and supervision. The number of mistakes made was shocking especially involving drugs. There is no doubt that there were some outstanding nursing staff who went that extra mile. I have no doubt that a shortage of staff both nursing and medical staff led to my poor experience .I have had several admissions over the years and I'm afraid things continue to deteriorate. There have been some new wards designed to a high standard but at the end of the day improving the physical accomodation doesn't in anyway mean improved standard of care.

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2019-12-03 Person 5 5 0

I was seeing one doctor until today and all I can say that it's first time of my life when I feeling better/well/ stable which is hard for BPD. Through this time I've had ups and downs but on the end of the day I know how to deal with more stuff about Myself. Thank you

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2019-01-24 Person 1 5 0

I am suffering from Post traumatic stress disorder due to several attacked and mugged , I was escaped from my own country as I was being executed and came to this country ,several close family and friends of mine committed to suicides and I have been without jobs due to level of my anxiety and depression. My first psychiatric was helpful and put me in right medication which balance me and now I been passed to new psychiatric which keep trying get me off my medication and stalking me anywhere I go. I can not manage to live alone therefore I stay with family for a while and they called me and told me that I can’t be away more than three months even that I feel better in here. Please can anybody tell me how can I change my psychiatric ,he is driving me to suicide again myself and I can’t cope with that I appreciate if someone give me right information regarding the change of my psychiatric Thank you

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2019-01-10 Person 1 5 0

I had Dr Oswald Lauren Fraser OT and Louisa Fettes council mental health officer. In 2013 after moving into own flat I needed help communicating with people. I am autistic and lack communication skills at best of times but can appear more able than i am. In short I asked eventually for mediation with certain people. This was refused. Had they done this when I asked it would have saved alot of money. Instead they expected me to communicate myself and Im autistic!! They did not get autism or basic communication. A combination of telling me to communicate myself. Louisa Fettes being out her depth there lack of basic autism knowledge (its about communication!), being assaulted in my flat t which was ignored by them and other factors left me in tears using the samaritans all year and still did after leaving the hospital. I was shouted at ignored and my trust in the care I receive from them is now zero at best. YPD is brilliant as that is where the money goes but as an adult I was left to suffer afterwards hanging on to life walking past the crematorium nightly going high up the wall and only got help as the police of all people for the second time put in a request saying i needed help. The first time the police got me reffered to cornhill as above. I told the police I was not understood and I was proven right. the police were brilliant other than my good GP Dr Connon the rest were useless and have now done long term serious damage. my trust in the system is non existent but now getting support i fear going back in future as i value my life too much. nearly ended it.

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2018-12-20 Person 2 5 0

I've been waiting for one year for psychological support but I'm just lucky my referral has been accepted as the psychotherapy department routinely reject referrals without having ever assess patients. I was left to deal with things myself at one of the most vulnerable stages of my life without nothing other than medication.

Royal Cornhill Hospital 2018-09-26 Person 1 5 0

I was awoken by staff cackling and carrying on in the corridor at 5:30am. Because I told them to shut up I was given a treatment of last resort, I was only on emergency detention and no T4 form was sent to the mental welfare commission. For the next 3 days I was fed nothing other than Haloperidol, Lorazepam and diazepam. I managed to escape their care and go on the run but was then returned. They falsified my medical records to hide the fact I was not fed. This later led to me being misdiagnosed as having a delusional disorder. Such a rare psychiatric disorder that illness of the central nervous system is far more likely the case. Given that 6 months before my section I had been rendered unconscious with a neurotoxic solvent I found my diagnosis hard to believe. After talking to Headway they agreed my doctors had no clue and said they would bypass them and send me to the right people. I now realise the drugs I was given are controversial in head injury, they would have rendered me recklessly unconscious and that’s why I wasn’t fed despite being on constant observation. However since my record says I was given Haloperidol and Lorazepam with little effect. Why would they use ineffective rapid tranquillisation for days on end, the policy states if it had little effect the patient is to be given another dose one hour later so why didn’t they redose me? It was done under common law so someone’s life had to be in immediate danger. The management is corrupt as it comes there - no wonder it is a failing hospital.