Tim Almond

From The Adver

BLOOD-STAINED cupboards, dirty bathrooms and neglected patients are just some of the things health watchdog Mary Wilson found on a trip to Great Western Hospital.

The damning report was made public at Swindon’s Patient and Public Involvement Forum at Gorse Hill community centre.

Chairwoman Mary Wilson listed the catalogue of claims - which she called “horrific and disturbing” - after visiting Teal ward at the hospital last month.

(I advise reading the whole of it)

I’ve lived in Swindon for many years now. 7 or 8 years ago, when the GWH was proposed, there was much rejoicing. The arguments were made that the old Princess Margaret Hospital was a bit second-rate and the reason for that was the buildings, and once we had a new, shiny hospital, things would improve.

I think that the “pump money in” idea is pretty much discredited. Hopefully we can get to consumer choice instead of wasting years on the “let’s put the doctors in charge” idea.

Tags: Swindon, Health //