I've spent a lot of time in Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, during the past 3 years. The attention I received from nursing and care staff was first class on every occasion - even as understaffed as they were - every one of them is a true Angel. Cleanliness and hygiene was fine (in my opinion as a layman in these things!).

I was under two consultants, one of whom was the top Hepatobiliary guy, and both of whom were superb. I offered to have my treatment and both ops. done by them privately under my medical insurance. Both declined, saying they preferred to do it on the NHS, and my wait each time was four weeks - not emergency ops., so a more than acceptable timescale IMO.

The beds were of the lates type, adjustable in all sorts of ways, and were very, very comfortable. The pain management regime was fantastic and kept my pain, which pre-admission was, and post-op. could have been, considerable, to a very low and easily-tolerable level.

The NHS is alive and well in Nottingham.