This hospital is a bit out of the ordinary, in that it's very luxurious, and has a 4 star hotel…read moreattached! Originally built as a private hospital by arabs, the owners wnt bust and the NHS bought it over and it became an nhs hospital to try and cut waiting lists.

Having just had a pre-operative assessment at this establishment, I cannot recommend it too highly…read more The professionalism of the staff and their friendly attitude is second to none. I go in next week for my operation and will report further after that.

This hospital is the best. Been here a few times when the other hospitals are busy. There's a…read moregreggs at lomond gate and Costa coffee on the way up. Cameron house and duck bay to the left on the way up or go right. McDonalds. Chinese. Or straight to Indian or chippy at bridge. Also next to the hospital when you come out is a relaxing pool. Sauna steam room. £5. Chill out after your hospital visit. Or shopping at lochlomond shores free parking massive car park.

This is the fantastic professional team who so professionally dealt with premature nephrostomy…read moreexchange. Sheila explained exactly what was being done and even showed me trays which Doctor Phiippiou had carefully examined. Throughout the procedure the professional and sensitive medical per cent care zi was given.

I'm not the biggest fan of hospitals, but needed to have an MRI done and was sent to Gartnavel. I…read moreagree with Sarah T. in saying that from the outside, there's not much to the building, but my experience inside was a pleasent one. My appointment was on a Saturday, super early in the morning (8am) and I was able to get parking easy enough. It's free on the weekends which is a huge help as I had forgotten to bring cash with me that morning. Walking in, it was like a ghost town, but I was able to speak to the information desk personel and was pointed in the direction I needed to go. Since I was early, they were able to take me in before the person who was meant to be there but never showed up. Score. I was taken in to the MRI room by a really nice lady and was told exactly what was going to happen. After I was put in to place on the bed, I was asked if I wanted to listen to music since the machine is quite loud. Since it was around Christmas time when I was there, they had Christmas music to listen to which made my day. i was in and out of there in about 45 minutes, which wasn't too painfully slow. The staff here are really friendly and helpful and I didn't mind my visit in the slightest.

A surprisingly large hospital. I only entered as a visitor, but the patients say the staff and…read morenurses are friendly and caring. The hospital has a new and older wing, but both seem are clean and hygienic.

omg i was born here well dont remember nething but from wat my mum says A* for everything.read more

Hairmyres is absolutely huge. I visted my gran here many times and the building she was in was…read moreabout a 20 minute walk away from the main hospital. Parking beside these smaller buildings can be a problem as there isn't much space. The main hospital building is modern and swish with a reasonably trendy but not very well stocked coffee bar on the bottom floor. Hairmyres Train station, which is about a five minute walk from the main building, serves trains to Glasgow every half hour.

Hairmyres is a massive hospital in East Kilbride. It has recently had a makeover so the main…read morebuilding is very modern and swish. There is a pretty nice cafe the patients can go to during visiting hours. A train station, also called Hairmyres, is handily situated five minutes walk away from the station.

hurt my foot on boxing day.[ think i broke my big toe ] i waited till this morning to go to…read moreinverclyde royal because of the hols. plus my toe was getting sorer and swelling up and bruising,anyway got to hospital at 6.00am the place was empty. a doctor looked at my foot at 7.15am said i had to go for x ray. told me to follow the signs and walk there. the lady doctor certainly had no morale and no time for me. i felt i had just woke her up. so with no porters to take me to xray i hobbled there myself, thats the furthest i walked sins i hurt my foot. when i got there the shutters were closed and no one about. looked about for a while but only saw a cleaner washing the floor. i just gave up and went home. they should just close inverclyde royal, anybody who is employed there is not happy working there and that is past on to the patents

This is for New Victoria Hospital. I'm not exactly sure if it's the same…read more When you need something done, the NHS will send you all over this great city to be seen. This time, I was sent to Victoria Hospital. It was fairly easy to get to, with both train and bus stops near by. I took the bus to get here and it was an easy hop off and back on kind of stop right near the hospital. Walking up, I'm not sure if it was the day or what, but it's very peaceful in the area, I even mentioned it to my guy when walking up. There is a nice little sculpture garden which just adds to the niceness of the place. The building is quite new (not sure how new) but some of the hospitals I've been in around here are surely much older than this one. The entrance is quite open and bright and there is a wee cafe just to the left where patients and visitors alike can enjoy a cuppa. There are signs posted everywhere, so it's quite easy to find where you're going, even though I did get lost coming out, but I was eventually guided to where I needed to go. The staff are friendly and I was in and out with not too much of a wait. I'm always early anyway, so I expect to wait a tiny bit either way. I'm not a huge fan of hospitals (who is anyway), but this one is quite nice.

Endoscopy unit at the New Victoria are top notch. Was sent here for endoscopy to investigate for…read morehiatus hernia. Staff are super friendly. Only waited about 15 minutes and was taken back for the procedure. The nurse practitioner and her staff were great. I opted for the sedation because I'm kind of whimpy. Easy procedure. Felt well cared for and looked after. Only downside is parking is very tight and the underground car park is hard to navigate. Otherwise A+ service.

I think over the years we have visited almost every ward in this place…read more The hospital gets a bad reputation locally, but at the same time when there was talk that it was to shut, the local community rallied round to save it, so it can't be all bad. Most of our recent visits have been to Accident and Emergency (A&E) and I have to say it's a lot better than I remember it years ago. Sometime it's not been the cleanest and sometimes the staff don't do things in the order you'd expect, but after a 12 hour shift I think I'd be the same. The staff in the Intensive care (ICU) have a very difficult job and are really sympathetic to the families, giving them loads of time and space at a time that is truly difficult and harrowing. No matter where you are in the hospital there are loads of hand sanitiser to try and minimise the risk of infection and reminders everywhere so you don't forget that it's important to avoid patients catching unwanted infections. If you've dealing with issues over multiple wards, you'll find that the doctors tend to specialise and don't appear to be able to deal with issues out with their own speciality/department, which can be very frustrating as it should be simple to get some cross departmental cooperation and patient care. The car parking is difficult during the traditional visiting hours, often spilling out onto the neighbouring streets. Some wards have, in recent years, tried to move away from these traditional hours, so you may be in luck and be able to attend loved ones at hours that are more suitable for you, your family, the person your visiting and all with easier parking. There are lifts within the central corridor of the hospital at both the front and the back of the hospital, which will take you to the wards you're visiting, with loads of signs to help you get where you need to go without too much need to navigate the maze of corridors. Occasionally there are periods that the hospital is having ongoing maintenance, but these are usually highlighted and with new additions, such as the Maggie's Centre and the New Beatson, the Hospital is providing local services that the community need on their doorstep. There is a RVS (WRVS) tea room / snack area on the ground floor as well as a small WH Smiths which are open for limited hours during the day. If you are spending time there there is also a canteen on the basement of the building, but as It's some time since I've visited there I'll leave that to a later review or maybe someone else can review it. For those with disabilities there are disabled parking in the car park at the front door, but these fill fast so I'd advise to try to arrive early and grab something at the tea room or the shop before your visit. For those using public transport, there appears to be fairly regular bus services running and there is a bus stop across from the front of the hospital. The local train station (Coatdyke) is a short(wish) walk from the back of the hospital. Overall, the place could be better, but it is improving all the time and with staff working long hours and with NHS budgets the way they are, I'm glad it's still here as it's a vital life line for anyone who needs it.

My husband was recently admitted into Monklands Hospital and I was a bit concerned as have been…read morepoor reports in past with regards to hygiene etc. But the ward he was in was clean and well kept. Staff were all very pleasant and were always loads of nurses milling around if you needed anything. Only major issue was it took him around 7 hours to get released after they advised him that he could go home as needed to wait for a prescription coming from Pharmacy. It is depressing having to sit around in hospital for 7 hours when you know that you are going home and should try and sort this out as obviously too long a delay