Never Again! I am…read moregoing to write about the worst experience I have even had at the hands of a Doctor in a Hospital. The Whittington Hospital to be precise. His name is Dr. Joquau Kravvas from Thesalonica Greece, and he possesses the worst kind of Greek Male Mysogony that exists. I was greeted with "Why are you wearing two jumpers"? It is very cold possible the coldest day of the year I replied. He explained nothing about the treatment I had gathered from the nurse that he was about to remove some red skin that could possible develop into a cancerous growth, in the event it did not. Dr. Brarrack joked with the nurse that he would 'Have To Remove Half Of My Face' due to what he could see. I certainly hoped not. He drilled ferociously for half an hour. It was relentless. I hope I would;d not be scarred for life. The nurse said the scar would bleed for a week or so. It went on to bleed for over six weeks, I had to visit the A&E of UCHL during the Xmas break as it bled soo much throughout the dressing and I woke up to blood on my pillow for six weeks. This was embarrassing as I was staying with relatives for some of the holiday, Three months late the scar is still there. I wrote an honest review of my treatment and mentioned his name. He had it removed. But I doubt that Yelp will allow vanity struck doctors like him to remove an honest review. I like the nurses in the Dermatology dept. and I like the Italian coffee and soup stand that is parked in front of the Whittington, but I never want to set eyes on Joqau Barrack as long as I live. And I would not wish him to cut a biopsy into anyone\s cheek. Not even in Harley Street which he arrogantly brags about. He drilled by cheek with the ferocity of a farmer drilling a carcass,

Over the last month I have spent a fair bit of time in and out of various hospitals in London. I…read moream thinking of doing a series. So let's start with the one closest to home. Whilst this isn't the first hospital I have ever been in, in London, it was the first to offer me overnight hospitality and they keep asking me to come back for more. I get the feeling the staff like having me around, or my health issue is more serious than it feels. The staff here are great. Really friendly and welcoming. When I checked in to A&E I was glad to have a friend with me to kill the time but I was seen by triage within 20 minutes and then only had to wait a few hours (it wasn't obviously serious) before being seen by a doctor. The A&E doctor was a nice guy, though I didn't particularly approve of the way he stuck needles into me, it hurt quite a lot (it was in the hand) and since I hate needles anyway (even writing this is making me feel faint) I was throwing up quite a lot. The anti-sickness drugs took effect swiftly and when the blood test results came back I was given a room in major injuries within 5 minutes and a private room on a ward within a couple of hours. Everyone from the porters to the nurses and phlebotomists were amazing, always willing to chat and make you feel included in their lives. My friends tell me the ward doctor was very attractive. I was a little busy being ill to really judge but I can vouch for my friends good tastes. I was impressed with the range of tests they gave me and very grateful that with the NHS I didn't have to pay for any of this. The food on the ward was, average at best however the canteen area was filled with choices and all of which looked delicious. I can recommend this hospital, especially because there is a therapy dog who comes to visit every day and there are lots of local groups who visit the elderly and palliative care patients to ensure that everyone has a visitor during the visiting hours. Whilst there wasn't a tv or a phone in my room the time was passed pleasantly. Ambulatory care is also a very welcoming place to visit as well as just a wonderful phrase to repeat. The staff take good care of you here. If you get truly bored you can always count the pictures of cats scattered around the hospital.

Great charity shop in the Windsor area with an emphasis on furniture. They have a large space with…read morefurniture staged to form little room corners, which helps you envision how you could use a piece. They had some amazing modern leather arm chairs and a gorgeous large Chinese chest, but both were already reserved. (Early bird catches the worm, or whatever that expression is) I would definitely go back and look for more stuff here. The prices are great too, definitely cheaper than what I saw on Gumtree.

Located on the South West patch of the Hackney borough, the area is seeing a renaissance of…read moreactivity, including the re-emergence of the market itself, and the continuing influence of resident local artists and designers. On site they have a full team including Practice Manager, two Practice Nurses ,Reception Manager, and five part time receptionists as employed staff; we also have an attached District Nurse, attached Health Visitor, attached Midwifery Team, attached Clinical Psychologist, attached Health Advocates (Turkish/ Kurdish and Vietnamese), named Social Worker, named CPN, and named Occupational Therapist. Phew thank the lord for that! Not technically my borough, but came in handy for a recent stomach bug consultation ;-)

H.P.C.C is a great charity shop, i brought a great top and a lovely bracelet from there. Its a shop…read morethat sells all sorts from New, Vintage, Retro, Antiques as well as the general charity shop items of Clothes, Shoes, Bags, CDs, DVDs, Books and other items, and all at reasonable prices, So go and have a visit and look high, low and under things you never know what you might find. Also attached to the shop/centre they do counselling, which after talking the the great ladies there have told me that the charity shop helps fund low costing counselling sessions for people on low income. So everyone go and check it out......

Very rude staff, made me feel unwelcome. Racist people ! She told me that I have been long time in…read morethis shop but still do not hold anything to buy. Later she came back and sprayed something in the air close to me and child. She should be home not working for charity if can not provide friendly customer service

This used to be known as Farnborough Hospital, but the current complex must be less than 7 years…read moreold and benefits from a modern design and layout. I'm not going to comment about individual services - with the NHS it can be entirely down to who you are due to see, about what and when. So, instead I'll concentrate on the facilities available and access: The hospital is served by at least 5 buses, but only the 261 and R1 actually enter the grounds. Most ward visiting hours tend to be 2-4pm and 6-8pm, though the nursing staff are pretty flexible if you give 'em advance warning. Visitors are pretty well catered for: there is a coffee bar and restaurant open during daytime hours, a newsagent which stays open longer and various vending machines. Tip: Finding a parking space at peak times is enough to give you a coronary however (as do the charges), so I recommend using the Sainsbury's car park next door. The hospital is pretty quick to get to from most places, as it is on the A21.

Poor service. I…read morewent to the urgent care centre and was very disappointed with the service I'm 17th weeks pregnant and was experiencing a lot of pain and feeling generally unwell. I was also worried about my unborn child. The dr that I saw was so pantronising. And spoke down to me as thou I had wasted her time, and was suggested that my pain was just due to growing pains! Please I dont choose to want to sit for two hours on my only day off to be told this. It turned out that I had uti. I asked the dr if she could check the baby's heartbeat as I was concerned she advised that they didn't offer this service due to patient misuse (which she was directing at me)!!! I have worked for the NHS for 18 years. And have never been so disappointed with the service.

A beautiful place with caring, professional, attentive staff…read more The charity does an excellent job using only donations and profit from it's shops in the area. Please donate or use the shops as I have seen first hand how good they are.

Well first let me say, I hope you never have to go here. Because if you have a reason to go here,…read morethen there's a good chance things aren't going too well for a child you care about right now. But on a better note - if that child is in Great Ormond Street, you can be very confident that everything is going to be okay. Because this place might just be one of the most magical places in the world. This is where miracles happen. This is where the greatest Doctors and Nurses in the world are. This is a hospital where kids are kept entertained by clowns and hospital radio, this is the place where children with the worst diseases get healed and where research is carried out to make sure even more get healed in the future. It's a depressing fact that children get ill. You'd think prior to creation that God could have at least made a minimum age for illnesses as 18 or something. Unfortunately, that's not the case, but rest assured this place is doing everything it can to rectify matters.

Don't believe the hype about Great Ormond Street hospital. I think the use of technology and…read moreresearch in the hospital means that they can provide services which can't be obtained anywhere else, but in my experience their nursing care is very variable and the cleaning and catering are just as variable as elsewhere in the UK. My son spent long periods of time in the hospital and we had some horrendous experiences here: his blood pressure wasn't checked after an operation for eight hours (until I demended it should be), he was nearly given a double dose of paracetamol (and would have been if I hadn't argued with a nurse), we spent hours listenin to other patient's TVs at top volume even late at night, and the ensuite bathrooms attached to some of the rooms he stayed in were little short of disgusting. I'd say don't expect the worst... but don't expect the best either.

Formerly known as Bowden House the newly name Cygnet Hospital offers care and support for private…read morehealthcare patients needing help with depression,eating disorders and stress related mental illness. the building is surrounded by a garden and secluded from the outside road. The rooms are spacious with en suite bathrooms and meals are provided for visitors as well as patients fo a small fee. the staff are very pleasant and helpful. the classes provided help to ease stress and help to improve self esteem and confidence to prepare the patient to cope better with life.