OK, so i understand that if anything happens to you that requires a hospital trip, you are probably…read morenot going to think, "humm, which one to I want to go to?", but still, I want to give Teddington hospital props because they pretty much saved my life a few years ago. First of all, and importantly, this is NOT an A+E ward. If your injuries are really serious don't go here. This is a walk in centre for minor injuries, burns and illnesses. emergency contraception and x-rays. You don't need an appointment to come here. Which is good for me because a couple of years ago I was going about my daily business, had just had a yummy tuna sandwich for lunch, and all of a sudden had a red rash all over my body. I was taken to Teddington hospital, where there were no queues and seen immediately. The nurse took one look at me and asked if I had eaten tuna for lunch. I said I had and she quickly diagnosed it as eating fish that has botulism which can shut down the major organs of your body within a couple of hours. An hour later, a stint under an oxygen mask and dosed up to the eyeballs with antihistamines I was free to go. Had I not been seen to so quickly, something much worse could have happened, but thanks to the nurse I am sitting here happily with a cup of tea (and no more tuna sandwiches).

Teddington Hospital is not an A&E hospital, and you are unlikely to be visiting relatives here…read more Instead, this is a minor injuries walk in unit (though obviously, some can't walk in, as they've injured their feet). This place has become, however, so much more. Since it has become increasingly difficult to get an appointment at local doctor's surgeries, it has become a bit of an emergency surgery - where people go when they have an ailment or injury and are finding it impossible to see their own GP. Especially on weekends, there can be quite a long wait - over 3 hours sometimes. You'll be seen by a triage nurse first, then a 'normal' nurse, and, depending on the injury or ailment, you may well be treated by the nurse, or you may be asked to wait to see a doctor. For the most part, I have found the care there to be friendly yet professional and efficient. I have never visited there for my own problems. but I have taken my daughter there a couple of times, and my husband has also visited a few times - most recently for cellulitus. There is an onsite pharmacy, and a small (very small) and bumpy car park. The building is quite an old and imposing one, and there is a memorial at the front for our war dead. I do hope this hospital survives rounds of NHS cuts. It provides an invaluable service to the local 'walking wounded', thus sparing the two local A&E hospitals (West Middlesex and Kingston) some less serious conditions.

St Helier Hospital... What can I say really? This is the second time in 3 years I've had to use the…read moreA&E here and it really is not fun. The first time, I saw the triage nurse, got sent to a GP on site, only to be referee back to A&E and admitted for a week. The care was excellent over the week from the other nurses, but I was just restless. The second time, I had to wait in A&E for over two hours after waiting for blood samples to be taken. The triage nurse was very rude, however the Dr was lovely, taking an interest in my profession and having a chat about Brexit! If you didn't know it was a hospital, St Helier looks a bit like a prison with its fading white walls and unkept exterior. It's been kind of decorated inside though so it's not all bad!

I was admitted here by ambulance, in 2005, and stayed two weeks. The building(s) are very old,…read moreuncared for on the outside, and built on one or more hills. The ground floor passage in the main building leads through into different floors in other parts, which leads to a little confusion, at first. The care I received was excellent, from Nurses, Doctors and Consultants, and I consider the hospital as the best among the ten+ hospitals that I have been treated in. Every two or three days, my bed and furniture were moved around the ward, so that total cleaning of all floors, walls, and ceilings could take place. This was to prevent MRSA, which was, and is, very common in almost new hospitals, which are probably cleaned a lot less often. The food is pretty good, including in the cafeteria. The late Goon, Harry Secombe was a fan of this hospital and he equipped it with one of the first CAT scans in England.

A Fan of a hospital you ask? Well I know a lot of people complain , but speaking for myself I…read morecannot do so. The EDH is no Longer An A&E ,more of a walk in Centre. If you have or need surgery you go to St. Helier. I have been to both . St Helier is part of the NHS Trust Group with EDH and the consultants are based at Sutton, the nurses and some specialist at Epsom. You get reminders from both of appointments, only one was confusing, I should not have assumed it was St Helier, when it was Epsom. Epsom were quite happy to wait whilst I travelled the distance from one to the other. Since then I have been a out patient and am a little more careful where I go!

The absolute worst food ever. Toast burnt to a crisp. Given a menu but never received what was…read moreordered. All the food that was offered was absolutely horrible.

My lovely neighbours recently gave birth to their second daughter here; sadly shortly afterwards…read moreshe had a very high fever and had to spend time, as an inpatient, in the Paediatric Department. It was very distressing for them to see their tiny baby so unwell and having to be subjected to blood tests and drips, at such a tender age. Happily she is now safely back at home; the situation was made easier for them because of the great care they received - they couldn't speak highly enough about the excellent staff who seemed to understand, and anticipate, everything they were going through. It's tough when hospitals in the UK get such bad press resulting in patients and visitors feeling even more anxious about levels of service or potentially worrying infections. So it's worth giving credit when one has a good experience. When I visited here, although I found it to be quite old-fashioned and had quite a long wait, the staff were pleasant and I was quite impressed (although not necessarily a guaranteed solution) at the obligatory gel hand-cleaning dispensers that had to be used before setting-foot beyond reception. I was happy and relieved to hear such heart-warming comments from my neighbours during such a distressing time.

If you want to die just come here. Almost died twice because they were so incompetent. I had to get…read morean ambulance twice. Doctors are extremely rude and won't give you the time of day. There are only two doctors and a few nurses that were good. Other than that, this place is a cemetary.

I was born here! Not-too-many moons ago Daddy B brought Mummy B here through the thickest blanket…read moreof snow in years to deliver Katie B. It was a very quick labour, as my dad says: I've never had a lot of patience! Anyway, a few years ago I had to undergo quite a scary surgery on my throat and for some reason I sought comfort in the fact I was referred to St George's Hospital for the big op. I had an amazing surgeon, Mr Williamson, some brilliant (and one gorgeous) student interns and the most fantastic, hard-working and comforting nurses EVER on the wonderfully named Florence Nightingale ward. I was in for three days and had to share my ward with all men, not nice, but they thoughtfully put me by the window and kept my curtain closed so I could have my privacy. The ward was clean and although I really hated the food the nurses were usually happy to give me extra yoghurt to make up for it. Mr Williamson was a fabulous surgeon and although I lost my voice for six weeks it eventually came back and everything worked out well (some may consider that length of silence from me a blessing anyway). This hospital houses some amazing staff and the amount of crap the nurses have to endure daily and the hours they work in comparison to their pay is shameful. Especially when you look at how much other people are paid in jobs much less significant! Thank you to the nurses on the Florence Nightingale ward for giving me comfort and looking after me so well during the most frightening time of my life.

My baby great grandson was born at St Georges. He was 26 weeks, very premature, and has just…read morecelebrated his third birthday. Many thanks to the dedicated staff who made this possible. The family are so grateful that he had the best chance to survive. I am sure that everywhere these days is suffering the NHS problems. Many thanks to the unit Wendy Bailey, great grandmother to baby Tyler.

Just as with the BMI private hospital chain, Nuffield Hospitals suffer the same severe…read morecommunications inefficiencies. They use a contact form and auto-reply system that indicates the hospital will contact you shortly. But the call, or email never comes. I tried contacting this group a year ago with exactly the same result. As a potential customer or patient, you are left with the feeling that admin inefficiencies may spill over into their medical operations. First impressions really do count and these pirvate clinics need to get a handle on it.

Watch out as they don't seem to know there own proceeders I was changed twice for pyshio then had…read moredept collectors after me for non payment when they charged my card over the phone never once refused to pay and had no contact when I queried.. Still waiting a response dept collector after me even though I was told they had been called off.. Poor costumer relations.. Surbiton Gym is well worth it though shame my girlfriend is now afraid to answer the door just in case...