National survey puts Musgrove Park at top of the list
By Musgrove Park Hospital | Monday, September 06, 2010, 16:56
Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton has been praised by a report from the independent National Hip Fracture Database on the work of the orthopaedic department dealing with hip fractures.
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Marjorie with Dr Solanki, Andrew Clarke, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Clinical Lead and Carole Chillmaid, Trauma Coordinator
Hip fractures are very common, especially in elderly patients, and the survey placed Musgrove as second in the entire country for a range of indicators of best practise.
Tarun Solanki is a consultant physician at Musgrove working with the Care of Older People Team. He said “This is very good news and shows how hard the whole team has been working over the last year. We were placed at best in five of the nine domains that were measured and second in a further two. Crucially, we are now getting patients to theatre for their operations very quickly – this is important in getting people home and back on their feet”
Andrew Kelly, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, said “With an increasingly elderly population this work is becoming more and more significant. We have made great efforts to prioritise the work on hip fractures and are very pleased with these findings.“
Marjorie Kerry, 86, fell at her home in Minehead one Saturday and was brought into Musgrove Park by ambulance.
speaking the following Friday,she said: “Everyone was very nice. I was brought up to the ward very quickly and then they operated on my hip on Sunday morning. I have now had physio and I hope to be going home later today”.
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I have personal experience of both Yeovil and Taunton hospitals and I have to say I prefer Taunton but there are good and bad points in all things.
Having spent three years living in America where there is no National Health Service, I think we should all be grateful of what we have in this country.
It was very scary to be in a situation that meant you could not use the nearest hospital unless you were covered by the right insurance.
Musgrove is improving itself all the time and I have seen many changes over the years, the only thing I really object to is the parking charge which is crippling if you have a relative to visit every day. My 80 year old father spent a fortune when my mum had major surgery but it was essential to her healing that he go there every day.
By marion_TLocal at 22:03 on 08/09/10
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