Poorly unorganised, next to no staff at all. Kick people out of their bed to be moved to the covid ward when they don't have covid just because someone else needed the bed she was in. It's just terrible. I would NOT go to this hospital for anything. I'd rather travel the 20/30 minutes to leeds and go to LGI If there was no star rating I'd put that read more

Following another visit, it turns out free WiFi is available. See my tip for details on how to access it.

Like the old Pinderfields building itself, I find myself falling apart. Recently I was afflicted by a seizure - waking up in a state of confusion and slight panic, naked in my bedroom, two paramedics gently telling me to sit down as if I were a 88 year old lunatic. Horrifying. And so it was that I found myself for the first time visiting the *new* Pinderfields. In the current paradigm of Massive Public Buildings, it is an astonishingly colossal edifice that covers approximately a million acres and is constructed in a modishly haphazard style. Here is a curved wall with coloured, boxy extrusions. Here is a wall of wooden panelling. Here is a swooping wall of glass. Inside, it is similarly confusing. Admittedly I arrived strapped to a trolley, but there are more wards, wings, units and annexes than seems conceivable. In the main entrance lobby is a roughly 50% effective map, but you might want to bring a SatNav. By some miracle of chance, I found myself in a private room rather than a ward as I recuperated. The medical procedures themselves were well carried out (I can't believe I'm reviewing this stuff!) I had a lumbar puncture... drip-feed antibiotics... gave blood and even a tiny hammer to the knee. All were carried out with good explanations beforehand and that kind of brusque friendliness you tend to get from experienced medical folk. Being a foodie, I am pleased to report that the meals were pretty decent. 3 courses - soup, main and pudding - and all pretty tasty. Admittedly, the lasagna was served with mash, sliced potatoes and carrots, but hey! Beggars can't be choosers. Superb pea and ham soup though. More critically still: between meals hot tea and biscuits were served every couple of hours. Can't knock it. But with great size comes great opportunity for cock-ups. They kept me in for an extra day so as to arrange some kind of head scan and then failed to actually do it. At 3pm, I was told to go because the test had been done, when patently it hadn't - which doesn't inspire massive confidence. Then, some days later they phoned in a blind panic because their records showed that they'd prescribed me penicillin - to which I am allergic. In fact, they hadn't prescribed jack diddly squat. A cynic might mention arses and elbows at this point, but I refuse to stoop to that level. Anyway, should you find yourself in the bosom of this institution, you can be sure that it is spotlessly clean, comfortably appointed and reassuringly high tech. However, the all too human frailties of a massive bureaucracy still cannot be accounted for. read more

When it comes to reviewing hospitals I start to hit all sorts of philosophical difficulties. Is it ok to review a place where consumers have little choice........am I considering overall enjoyment, staff willingness to please...... Well, that's what happens when I think to much. Pinderfields is a relatively new building which replaced the dull, cold, dilapidated hospital a couple of years ago. The new building is bright and airy and seems pretty user friendly. A&E staff were efficient and helpful and waiting times were not bad by NHS standards. I found that there was good follow up and well informed advice. I have to add that I will NEVER agree that people who attend any A&E facility should be charged to park (in fact hospital parking should always be free, it's not as though we really want to be there). There's a bit of a walk from the main road but I'm told that some buses do run up to the main entrance. read more

Cannot thank the staff at pinderfield hospital enough, had a major fall broke my leg and ankle in 3 places was picked up by ambulance into hospital and with in 2 hrs they had given me X-ray ct scan and put pot on my leg and was in the ward waiting for my operation. All the staff were very friendly and professional in the way they worked, brilliant hospital thank you . read more

I have recently had to visit this hospital in the course of my work and to visit a friend. I have never been treated there (hopefully I never will be). On arrival the first thing I noticed was the lack of signs to the car parks and the confusing maze of barriers and ticket machines for the extortionately expensive parking. On making my way into the hospital the building appears light and airy aesthetically pleasant, however again the direction signs are few and confusing. The reception devoid of staff. Directions guide you to gates. What the hell is that all about, some design yuppy's idea of a joke! What is wrong with wards. After seeking out where you want to go from the signs by the lifts, then begins the long trek down the vast deserted corridors. For my disabled friend, he found it impossible to drive to a disabled parking slot. He could see the bays but couldn't find how to drive to one. There were no wheelchairs available, he cannot walk long distances so he ended up being pushed along on his walking frame, managing to balance on the small seat. When we eventually found the ward we located my friend in a private room which was clinical but clean and functional. No home comforts though. No tv if you can't afford the the ridiculous charge to view a 6 ins pre pay set that was attached to the telephone which also cost 10 per minute to make calls. The place is soulless. I can't comment on the treatment though my friend was attended to promptly and efficiently when she took a turn for the worst, however had she been alone she would not have been able to press the call button and she was out of view and very isolated in the side ward. This hospital is new and modern and a supposed improvement however there are not enough beds to serve the area and people are getting shipped off to dewesbury and Barnsley when the place is full.. I despair for the future. God help us now that private business has taken over our hospitals. read more

had a appointment with doc ramachandra heart specialist yesterday i was treated 1st class. from arriving to the end of my appointment i couldnt have asked for more.app was on time . mr ramachandra was so proffestional asking me my opinion he made me feel so special. this is the best of nhs what would we do without them a big thank you just doesnt seem enough. read more

I arrived at Pinderfields on a Saturday night. I had fallen backwards and hurt my wrist and more importantly my back. They told us it would be 50 minutes haha! The problem with waiting is that you always kid yourself you will be next. Looking round the waiting room (which had approximately 12 patient and friends) was a girl in a wheelchair folded in half and very drunk, about every hour someone woke her up! There seemed little activity and not a lot of turnover of patients! I would say we left about 4 and a half hours later after a wrist x-ray and just a manual examination of my back! I told them quite a lot of times that I needed to drive home the next day, which is a three hour drive. I asked could I get a support bandage for my wrist as the x-ray showed I hadn't broken it ...no, but I could get one from Boots was the reply! We ordered a taxi while waiting for some pain killers and left the hospital with Codeine Phosphate. On the front NEW ADVICE FOR DRIVERS - see leaflet inside. Clearly the doctors did not! or they would have seen that it is an offence to use said tablets if driving. To add to the insult, I then get the bill for the tablets that I couldn't use!!! If they bill me why couldn't they bill me for an elasticated bandage? Three weeks later I am still in pain in lower back and abdomen!!! read more