My stay, though a short one, was a real pleasure for me as I was so well looked after by such caring people and put totally at ease. Thank you so much.

Best hospital in Ireland.

Admissions is a bit of a disaster, waited for two hours to be admitted for day care. Admission staff person was very nice, but was under pressure. Only two admitting desks, other staff in the background seemed to be doing nothing. Staff member brought patients to the wards in a wheelchair, don't they have porters? I asked, apparently not! Each time someone came through in a wheelchair or with a trolley, all the patients waiting to be admitted had to move to make way. Unbelievable that apparently this department has just undergone a revamp, doors opening to the outside, no proper heating, no proper space. Privacy is also an issue. The day ward was a disgrace, staff appeared not to be aware that my medical problems, history etc. are nobody else's business. This used to be a great hospital.

I wish to commend Paul Breen, physiotherapist, Connolly Hospital for the excellent service he provided while I was under his care in physio for the past couple of months. He is the reason I am where I am today embarking on my long awaited journey to work and due to his hard work trying to help me fix what I broke. Despite the pain, it was a long but good road and he got me there. So I only have him to thank for that. He is so genuine, good humoured and made you feel comfortable and at ease. He is a top physiotherapist, one in a million, who could not be faulted in any way. Sometimes words fail, so ... Thank you Paul!

Lovely, couldn't do enough for my niece.

I attended A&E, was admitted and spent six nights in the hospital. Being reluctant to leave without a diagnosis I didn't have a choice as I didn't want to be back in the next ambulance. Ten days later I was rushed by ambulance to another hospital quite seriously ill. In Waterford, they missed the problem the first time. Apart from that everything went fine. If the nurses spent less time on paperwork and more time listening to the patient, in my case maybe I wouldn't have had to endure a harrowing time spent in ICU. Nurses in ICU were wonderful.

Left one ward and spent four days in another. First ward was fine, the other was nightmare-ish mostly very noisy at night. Couldn't sleep . Place was full of noisy visitors late at night, just too many. I left the hospital early because I thought I would recover faster at home. Strange I didn't think it's supposed to be like that. Staff were very very noisy at night and I wonder if they realise how noisy they are. Still they saved my life so I have to say thanks.

Accident and emergency is completely shocking. A new building that is completely overcrowded. NO DIGNITY shown to people waiting for treatment. No sensitivity shown to patients on trolleys by staff. For example, patient on trolley right inside the door. People leaving the area have to push a button to open the door, to do this you had to reach over a person on a trolley right under the switch. I was shocked that someone thought it was appropriate to park a trolley in this location. Huge visitor area but overcrowded patient area. Who designed this facility? It was designed recently but is it COMPLETELY inadequate. It is complete inadequate!! Nurses talking on the phone about patients' medical problem's, patient records left on a counter in public view. A complete air of incompetence, disorganisation, and poor standards . It would make you feel ashamed to be Irish. Also noted a lot of staff from foreign countries - where are the staff our universities are training? Why are they not on the words of OUR hospitals. Taxpayers are funding their education, they should not be allowed to go off abroad until they have given some service to our hospital here first. First five years after graduation should be REQUIRED to be in an Irish hospital. END OF STORY. Overall impression is chaos, incompetence, poor management, understaffed and not enough Irish staff.

Would never go back. Doctor was so dismissive, gave a prescription for tablets I had already taken, told him this and he said he would do a scan the next time (in 8 weeks) and this cost me €225, FOR NOTHING. Was so disappointed.

Lack of cleaning. For my pre-op assessment, did not see all the teams.

Son waiting since 11am to be put on a drip. Didn't get it for nearly 24 hours. Felt we were forgotten about. Every other parent on the ward was given a mattress. Nobody bothered coming near me even to give a pillow.

Attended A&E and was seen by the triage nurse almost immediately. I had a maximum 30 minute wait until being seen by the nurse practitioner who was able to fix me up. Excellent care and very efficient.

I had very poor service with the nurses in my ward, which I will never recommend. I felt they had very poor practice skills. I stayed in the hospital for 6 weeks. One nurse didn't give me my medications and told the next shift nurse that it wasn't like I was in any danger. That is not the point. I needed my medications. They continuously asked if I was on water restrictions. Each time a nurse came in I had to repeat myself about water restrictions.

I attended with my 93 year old mother with a severe burn, she was seen promptly and great care was given to her. There was no prolonged waiting and not only was her burn attended to but the OT saw her and gave her great advice and assistance. Thanks to all involved.

I attended ED in Navan due to hand injury. I was looked after by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner from start to finish. The entire visit including cleaning, stitching and dressing my wounds and an x-ray took a total of 75 minutes . I am extremely impressed with the service provided in this ED. Thank you, Martin.

Second time attending Holles Street, this time for twins. The level of care in public is amazing, the staff are brilliant and friendly. Have also attended emergency twice and again the level of care is outstanding. Would recommend public care.

From the receptionist to leaving the hospital, I can only praise the full staff 100%. My time there was excellent, pain free and if I had reason to need to have any further procedure, I wouldn’t hesitate.

I would like to mention those who jump on patients lying on trolleys in the hospital corridors to ask them to sign payment forms while the patients are under drugs and don't know what they are signing. People spend nights in the corridors, then they are put in mixed wards with anybody regardless of the cases. The rooms stink, the food is disgusting, nobody can sleep. Consultants visit you when they have time, don't give any conclusive explanations, test results are not sent or given to patients or GP. Eventually, you leave the premises in the same state as you came. Treatments are given without much explanations and if you have questions, you are told to come back to A&E if you want a follow -up. If this hospital reflects the state of the health system in this country, then my advice is to flee abroad!

Fantastic experience all round. Very well run. Staff are brilliant. Even down to the catering staff. Highly recommend the Hermitage. Made my surgery and recovery stress free. They really look after you. I didn't feel just like a number. They showed a great level of care to the patients.

First 20 hours after major surgery they forgot to give me any painkiller other than paracetamol. Nursing staff had curtains drawn to stifle my moans, and failed to look in on me other than about two or three occasions. I was unable to move. When doctor came around for first post-surgical visit the mistake was noticed and I received an apology. I had undergone a particular surgery, but no specialist nurse was called to visit me, which is extraordinary. I found that generally care fell below acceptable standards.

Mr Paul Burns is a fantastic ENT who provides the highest standard of care, both during outpatient appointment, before surgery and after surgery. Thank you Mr. Burns

Will not return here.

A&E was tough. Sitting with no sleep on a hard chair overnight as no trolley available, but staff did their best and a fleece blanket was kindly provided by Dublin fire brigade ambulance crew who had transported me, made it more comfortable and warm. Please provide these for all patients on chairs. St Mel's Ward is an excellent facility of high standard in the hospital with very good attentive staff, but toilets could be kept cleaner. Only bad experience in the hospital was on transfer to another ward as bed had previously been wet but mattress was subsequently changed by nurses when I reported it and all otherwise fine.

My son attended ED for the second time in a week The first visit ended without him seeing a doctor as we left after six-hour wait. I felt my son was not sick enough to be there and yet there was nowhere else to go as the GP sent us to ED. The second time we were seen in two hours, tests done quite quickly, fully explained, everyone was kind, admitted to a modern clean ward. Discharged after three days, could not fault care.

I was very pleasantly surprised with the level of service I got from the doctor on call and the A&E Department

We found the staff more than helpful and caring. There was no delay in diagnosis and follow up appointments were arranged immediately. Thanks to all in A&E Navan

I cannot think highly enough of all the staff at the Bons I came in contact with in Cork. The atmosphere was good. Great work ethic, good atmosphere between staff and the food was very good! They have a good choice of very healthy food.

It's a busy hospital and I do not know how the staff manage with the workload they have but they are amazing one and all. I wish the Government sorted out the health service problems once and for all and give the staff whatever they need to work in a less stressful environment. Get in more consultants and open up more theatres and use them and clear the backlog of waiting lists. I do not know how the staff every one of them work in such a busy frantic environment. They are amazing and I for one am very grateful.

I understood I would have a wait for a bed and for a slot for the operation. I find it unbelievable that our current government still has not sorted the HSE so that more operating theatres are open and being used to get people in for operations and get rid of waiting lists. It is very frustrating on surgeons and nursing staff that people are in severe pain and cannot be helped promptly. I will be eternally grateful for the care I received from my surgeon and all staff in CUH. I am not in the horrendous pain I was in for a long time. hank you to all. I wish everyone in pain was able to do this survey and say they are out of pain like I am. Government - do the right thing, sort our hospitals and give staff a less stressful environment to work in. They are all amazing working in the situations they find themselves in.

I was admitted into hospital due to reduced movement at 38+6 days pregnant. At the time I was having contractions from 6.30 on a Monday morning but the midwife refused to give me any painkillers or support from admission that evening and throughout the night. She kept saying I would have to wait until I was in active labour. At 3am I was vomiting, 4am I couldn't lie on the bed and by 8am I was having huge pressure. It was a horrible night I felt so on my own and like I was being treated like a child. When the midwives changed shifts, a new midwife finally examined me to discover I was 9cm and ready to push. I felt I couldn't make a noise throughout the night and as if I was being treated like a drama queen by the midwife on duty. Luckily I had a straightforward birth and my son was born that morning perfectly healthy. I felt and still feel so angry that my husband missed my entire labour and had to rush to the hospital so he didn't miss the birth of our first child. The delivery and aftercare I received was excellent but the midwives on duty before have a lot to learn in treatment and care of patients.