If you have a nosebleed while standing atop a hilly bluff overlooking the ocean, and your blood…read moredrips down the rock wall into the sea, then it may become a Redcliff. That was quite convoluted, but what I was trying to say is that both myself and my brother were born in this hospital. It's gone through many renovations since those days, but it still gives me a creepy, unusual, and chilling feeling when I see it. It's obviously a special place to me, but I don't really like hospitals, and besides, my brother nearly died here twice, once just after birth, complications from Asthma and such. You can blame my parents for that I suppose, they blame each other for it, so why not. It's a very modern hospital that is famous all over England, and perhaps all over Europe. Plus, it has to have a 5 star because I was born there. To give it less tha a 5 would just seem ungrateful. And this is the 1,981st review I've ever written, by the way.

It feels a bit odd reviewing a hospital. I visited a friend in here, so I can't really comment on…read morethe treatment, but on the experience of visiting as a whole. The car park is well signposted, but like most NHS hospitals, you pay on your way out and it costs several pounds. The hospital itself is a maze - there are signposts which seem to lead you in indirect routes, although you usually end up passing the help desk a couple of times to get more directions. It doesn't help that there are several entrances and exits on different floors. The hospital has a fairly nice atmosphere and doesn't seem too clinical. Some corridors have nice pictures on the walls, the cafe is wonderfully cheap (cheap squash, simple but cheap filled rolls) and there are book stalls and charity stands dotted around. It definitely feels like a place that is full of life.

The ambulance couldn't have been more professional and caring. No waiting at A & E they were all…read moremarvellous and I'm so grateful to them all. Thank you.

Having only lived in Gloucester for a couple of years I can't speak for the entire hospital as I…read morehave only personally seen a small part of it. I had my baby here in December 2006 and it was a fantastic experience. The midwives were amazing and they did everything in their power to ensure that we stuck to my birth plan. I ended up having a waterbirth in the delivery suite (sadly the birth unit was shut for Christmas!) and it was everything I had dreamed that it would be. The aftercare was excellent and the wards were relaxed and friendly. I've also made three trips to the out of hours doctor, once for myself and once for each of my children. There's often a long wait, but the waiting room as fairly comfortable and there are plenty of toys for the little ones. It's certainly a lot better maintained than some of the hospitals I've been to.

The Nuffield Hospital is adjacent to the Churchill Hospital. As an extension of the Oxford…read moreRadcliffe Trust, the service it provides is quite similar to these other hospitals. The Nuffield caters specifically for ailments in the disciplines of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology - basically broken bones and aching joints! As well as this, there is the Oxford Centre for Enablement onsite, which helps patients recovering from illnesses which have had a major effect on their ability to cope with day to day life. Access to the hospital is easy from Headington, or from the Ring Road and there is plenty of parking available.

This hospital first class and super efficient - great staff and service. Used this hospital for…read moreknee surgery 2011 and boy do they know their stuff. Not sure how it will do once JR II take it over though. Having it as a specialist hospital instead if being swallowed up by another one may not be the way forward

If you have ever watched M*A*S*H, you may like Churchill Hospital. All the other people and…read morepatients have to take it for what it is: a massive shed that was saved from some war and somehow made it into the 21st century. The hallways are narrow and dark (I would rather not mention the smell of urine that suspiciously lingers in the hallway around the cafeteria - but then again, that may just be some bangers and mash gone wrong), the equipment is old and the staff average NHS. From a medical point of view, it may be an average hospital (with a lucky connection to a renowned university), but it just looks horrible and makes you feel sicker than you already are. If you are fit enough to walk, you may want to try a different hospital. If not, you can thank the stars that the local A&E is not located here, but at the John Radcliffe site. Get better soon !!!

The Churchill hospital, part of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust, is twinned with the John…read moreRadcliffe hospital and provides non-acute services such as Dermatology, Renal, Chest, Oncology, Infectious Disease, Breast and Endocrinology. The hospital does not have an A&E department. Parking is expensive, though there is a reasonable amount available. The hospital is mostly built on a single storey, which means it can be a long walk to get anywhere. There is a single canteen, the food from which is mediocre. The staff are largely friendly. Be aware that, as part of the Oxford University Medical School, you are likely to come across medical students as a patient, simply let them know if you'd rather they weren't there!

A travesty of treatment for my mother-in-law. As an American with private healthcare, the NHS of…read morethe UK pales in the extreme. Even in comparison to the treatment of my father in a similar circumstance under Medicare, again the lack and shortfall of care, the severe example of no compassion that played out in the last 48 hours of her life, was simply tragic. I sure hope and pray I do not get sick as I attend the funeral as I want to avoid this institution at all costs!

I think they do well with the limited resources the NHS allow nowadays. However the corridor floor…read morewas pretty grubby. the toilet in the eye unit was far from clean, well the pan was fine but there was old used loo roll on the floor & bin was full. the staff on reception were so busy they couldn't stop to breath. my medical treatment was excellent though & that's what counts. I had to see a specialist here today a few months after i wrote this review. the care i received was excellent and the staff i met jolly and helpful. however the toilets in reception were still not up to standard. the disabled one and a cubicle in the ladies were out of order. Out patients 2 and the pharmacy were lovely and clean. There is even a tv in the pharmacy now to pass the time. It is a good hospital but the cleanliness in the loos worry me especially as they have had MRSA outbreaks.

26 years old yesterday, Helen House is built in the ground of St Marys church in Cowley. 6 years…read moreago Douglas House was built along with offices for the staff to do their fantastic work. Both houses provide end of life and respite care for children and young adults (Helen House up to age 16 and Douglas House up to age 40). Helen House was the first childrens hospice in the world and the idea for opening the hospice came from the wonderful Sister Frances Dominica who was at that time Mother Superior at the convent. Sister Frances was giving help to a local family whose daughter Helen was very sick which inspired her to begin the childrens hospice movement for which she is famous today. You will never find a more wonderful caring, kind group of people than the staff and volunteers at Helen & Douglas House. It's a tranquil haven in the middle of a bustling city

Helen House was the first children's hospice in the UK and it performs a wonderful service for…read morechildren with life limiting conditions and their families, with Douglas House opened a few years ago to cater for young adults with life limiting conditions. Neither hospice charge the families for respite or hospice care and they receive limited funding from the government and so have to spend lots of time fundraising. This has to be one of the most worthwhile causes around and the people who work there are true angels.

Fraudulent advertising as a centre of excellence. In reality they do not provide standard of care…read moreservices such as ventricular assist devices. Go somewhere else for cardiac care. At least one lawsuit in progress against one of their egotistical surgeons

I have to give this hospital a 5*, particularly after the way they looked after me following my…read moreheart attacks. Their professionalism, compassion, understanding and approach were second to none. Even as a fellow professional I felt special and cared for. The food was excellent, better than some hotels I've been in. Can recemmend this hospital 500%..more. AND They love giving you good news!!!!! Thank You

You wouldn't believe that this is a hospital,more like a hotel..!!Very Clean and tidy,staff…read moreexcellent..If you ever need treatment/operation go here..!!Not the Royal Berkshire Hospital..