St Thomas’ Hospital

This Hospital saved our trip to London. My husband had been having stomach issues which we thought were resolved and addressed by the time our trip came around. But of course, if it can go wrong, it will — and it did. The second we landed in London he was so ill he could barely manage.
We were disheartened he would not be able to enjoy our vacation that we had looked forward to for so long. We first learned of the NHS and headed there but since they couldn’t prescribe medication (which he desperately needed) they referred us to St. Thomas urgent care center.
We arrived there immediately and within less than 1 hour a Dr. had seen him, prescribed him medications, and was able to get his medication from the pharmacy on site. I could not believe how kind, efficient and helpful everyone was. Within hours of taking his medication my husband was back to normal and we were able to enjoy the rest of our 10 day trip. Not to mention all of it cost us under $ 20 US dollars!!! Being American, this blew me away. Just amazing.
Thank you all so much at St. Thomas for making our vacation possible. You guys are doing things right! Your friends from America — xo!

So, I had been to Guy’s St Thomas hospital’s Urgent Care Unit for an immediate treatment of what it turned out to be Bacterial Conjunctivitis. There was a waiting time before you could see the doctor of about 1 hour 40 minutes which is a bit of a shame in a city such a London. Although I did went through a couple of nurses in that time. However, considering relatively less number of patients on a Friday evening, the queue was quite slow. I went through the conjunctivitis as promised in 5 days, however my blocked ears (sever hearing difficulties) still exist after more than 10 days and I had to visit a local GP again for this beyond which this is still on going.
Overall could do better considering it’s location and perceived reputation.

Over the years I have watched you blossom and grow. Although you shed and change, you have birthed some real champions of medicine who have healed, delivered and reconstructed the hundreds who have flooded through your doors.
I thank God for the NHS and although waiting lists can be insane but hand on heart most will never see you in pain.
However they might leave you festering in a pool of your own pee and poop and chocking on your vomit on a trolley in a draughty hallway — just saying.

I was taken here after an ambulance ride last Monday. It’s a nice hospital but seems to have a critical shortage of blankets in Accident and Emergency. Other than that, excellent care and I was discharged after six hours with four stitches to the back of my head, some painkillers, and a couple of NHS sandwiches from a kind Doctor.

I was referred to St Thomas’ Hospital for investigations into sleep apnoea and ended up staying the night for observation. This was quite a strange experience as it was not, as I thought, on the ward, but actually in separate rooms off of the outpatient area.
I was very nervous of the whole experience, but was made to feel completely at ease, if a little isolated. Once you arrive, you have to be kitted up with all the wires and tags ready to monitor your breathing overnight and that’s a little stressful in itself, but the staff are really great. They explain everything in detail and then you are left in your room to watch TV, use the kitchen for a drink or whatever.
The only down side for me was being woken up at 5.45am and told that the study was done and I could have some breakfast and leave — I’d had such a dreadful night with masks on and the like, I wanted my bed until at least midday!
It’s had some bad press, but which NHS hospital hasn’t? they are a fantastic bunch of people there and it’s a great hospital with good facilities and very centrally placed.

I stayed there on christmas eve and the next morning the nurse woke us up and gae each patient a present. i think that was the ultimate. i could envite my frind to jion us for a warm lunch other tan the normal hospital food. Thank you.