The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

I was unfortunate enough to need two weeks in hospital, but I did feel like I was treated with care and respect by everyone and the room I had was lovely.
Being in hospital is scary, but the staff at A&E were able to ease my nerves and when I was taken to a ward I was amazed to have my own room. The nursing staff were all lovely and work so hard, helping me and all the others on the ward with everything needed. The cleaners came in every day, and I had funny chat with them, those who served the meals were lovely too as they listed all the options then laughed that I always wanted pudding — I never make pudding at home so that felt like a real treat. The second week I discovered you could get fruit ;)
I had to have a lot of tests, but everyone from the student nurses through to the X-​ray and MRI staff were so caring and reassuring. The physio staff took me up to the hospital fake house. Trying out my movement to see how I got on with moving around and up & down stairs, and making sure I had what I needed adaption wise when I got home for getting in and out of bed, reaching into kitchen cupboards and having a shower. They taught me the proper way to do stairs on crutches and gradually tested my ability every day, giving me stretches and exercises to help make me stronger.
My room was huge, with a patient entertainment system (free) with TV and radio, and local information. There was an en suite accessible toilet and shower, ideal for my needs at that time. The room has blinds on the doors and window, controllable from outside or inside which offers additional privacy. There was a floor to ceiling window offering views over towards Govan Road, so I watched the new building works every day, and the buses coming and going.
When I gradually increased my mobility and was able to use the lift to go downstairs the staff cheered my progress. So nice!
I was so well looked after. Thank you NHS Scotland!

Disgraceful that my disabled father had to walk… well try too walkthe 800m from car park to building as no facilities to assist and staff nowhere to be found.
Had to approach a random traffic guy to help get my father across the busy bus lane!!!
Absolutely disgraceful. Far easier before they modernised aka ruined it!!!

I was attending this hospital for an X ray of my foot a few days back and l was pretty impressed with it.
There was shops, newsagent, cafes, restaurant and not what l was expecting well this was my first visit here.
Transport
Great transport links to the hospital, buses can pick you up or drop you off at the main entrance and take you back to the city centre.
There is also a bike rail at the entrance.
Facilities
I wasn’t expecting a marks & spencer to be there but it was along with a WH smith with several coffee shops and a canteen upstairs.
I used the upstairs canteen and had breakfast, my only advice is keep your money and treat yourself to something in town as they use the cheapest of ingredients.
Cleanliness
Only after my appointment l went to the café that was on the same floor and was quite surprised at how filthy the seating area was, if someone used a table there was no one to clean it afterwards.
On walking to the escalator l couldn’t help notice that the floor needed a good clean & a vacuum around the edges, even the seating on the café was in need of a good wash.
The hospital staff where great you couldn’t meet a nicer bunch, canteen staff where the opposite.

Oh um… I don’t even know where to begin with this review…
I’ve visited this hospital twice recently with a friend and like most hospitals, you don’t ever want to be there. With all my transplant fun, it was actually nice to visit and know that my name could not be called. That for me was probably the highlight.
I’d never been to visit this hospital but from what I had heard, I wasn’t expecting much. The building itself is actually quite impressive and the bus stops were busy (and directly outside) which was good to see. It’s a bit ‘out the way’ for so many people, so having good public transport links is vital. As we were driving (don’t worry, with my eyesight it wasn’t me behind the wheel), we got the pleasure of the car park.
The car park is like all multi storey you would find so there’s not much to report. We found spaces eventually and as you would imagine, the higher up you go, the more likely you are to find a space. There are lifts to take you down to the ground floor.
And stepping out the lift… that is where the fun really begins! IT STINKS! There is a sewage plant nearby (that was a brilliant idea) and honestly, that is all you can smell. If you’re lucky, you get hit with an overpowering stench of faeces which is delightful. If I felt sick, I would easily have thrown up. And on warmer days? Oh I don’t even what to imagine how badly it smells. For this reason alone, I hope I never have to pay this hospital a visit again. There is no logic having these two as next door neighbours!
There was a cute play park area for children but as I soon discovered, kids are one step ahead on the stench situation as well. I couldn’t help but laugh when one little boy (who was just walking towards the hospital entrance) turned to his mum and asked if they could leave because it was SMELLING! So yeah, even in the nice weather… kids don’t want to play in the cute looking outside play area!
I can’t give an experience as patient, but as a visitor waiting in the well… waiting area, it’s okay. The children’s area was full of kids which doesn’t make me happy at all (combine that with the stench and I’m literally in a living hell). I found a quite area though and sat down with my magazine. Nothing exciting to report — toilets were nearby and accessible for all, but the children’s area lacked in the way of shops etc which doesn’t make sense to me.
Walking through the main hospital, there was an M & S Food which is really handy, along with a WH Smith and some other coffee shops etc. A decent variety to have in a hospital. I popped into the WH Smith and as you would come to expect, completely overpriced but there’s nowhere else to go so yes, you must pay 74p for a pack of polos!
Overall, not impressed. Unless I need to (touch wood I don’t ever) then I don’t ever want to go back.

An Architects dream, but a social disaster. completly devoid of logistical planing. the populace
using the super hospital must suffer the poor transport routes (unless Govan Based)
the infrastructure is that of a battery hen house patients are isolated and devoid of interface.
have heard comments this reduces MRSA ?? bring back the old Matron to get the nursing
Staff employed in the tasking for which they were selected.
Vehicular parking space is a critical problem which causes extreme stress to those visiting
and to staff who have to work in such a monolithic monster
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Time for an update now that I’ve been a few times. This used to be the Southern General Hospital and I’m guessing a lot of Glaswegians will always call it that!
It’s a massive building and easy to feel a bit daunted/​lost going in. Car parking is definitely an issue while visiting here — there are public transport links from the city centre which are apparently quite good — for me, coming from the south side, there’s no realistic option but to drive. I’ve always managed to get parked in car park 2. They now have an attendant on duty who can tell you how many spots there are on upper levels which is really helpful. Just make sure you allow a bit of extra time before your appointment in case it’s busy and it takes a while to get parked!
Inside the main building there’s lots of people around to direct you. I like the self-​check-​in machines and find them really straightforward to use, even if you forget your appointment letter. Again, there’s someone who stands right by them to help you. Overall, the hospital is pretty easy to navigate once you know where you’re meant to be going.
There’s now more food options open on the ground floor — M&S Simply Food, WH Smith, Camden Food Co and Souped Up & Juiced. On the first floor there’s an Aroma Café too. I’ve tried all these places now and they’re all decent enough, it just depends on what you feel like on the day! I personally really like that there’s good food options as if I’m in for an appointment I could be in for a few hours, so I like to stock up on snacks to keep me going.
Overall, I really do quite like this hospital and have recently been really impressed by how they’ve simplified some processes — my consultant decided that I needed a chest xray I and expected to have wait for a letter for an appointment, but they simply told me to go down to radiology and get it done there and then. So simple and easy!

Having spent most of last summer bouncing from hospital to hospital (11 weeks in total!) I was one of the first people to be admitted to this brand new «super hospital» on the Southside of Glasgow in Govan.
It is a huge hospital staffed by the most wonderful caring people and for infection control and privacy each patient has his/​her own room with an on suite bathroom.
Each room has a basic TV system to keep you occupied during the day.
There is a downside of the size of this hospital, the problem being because of its size and single bed rooms it is very hard for the nurses to keep on top of everything (which isn’t their fault) to me it’s a design fault by the architects that made this hospital so big.
But this is detracting from the real issue here this hospital despite its design flaws is going to give you the most fantastic care using the most modern technology of the moment.
I hope you never need to use this hospitals service but if you do you will be in great safe hands!

Unfortunately, even though this hospital hasn’t been open long I’ve had the displeasure of visiting on multiple occasions. The parking here is a real problem, it’s taken me a good 30 minutes on each visit to find a parking space. There literally seems to be none, no disabled spaces, nothing, zilch! It’s a case of keeping a beady eye out and waiting for someone to leave. I’ve seen a lot of people abandon cars on double yellows, I’ve also seen those same people get a parking ticket — whoops.
I was in for a couple of weeks earlier in the year and my work colleagues kindly came to visit me on their lunch break… but, no joke, they didn’t actually manage to see me as they couldn’t get parked. One of them jumped out and ran up with a gift and then had to head off.
I feel sorry for the staff having to battle for parking every day!