Lewis Gill

Review of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells ...

After breaking my left leg (both tibia and fibula,...

After breaking my left leg (both tibia and fibula, tibia came through the skin) in a climbing accident I was blue lighted to the emergency department here. Within just a few hours I'd had a CT scan, X-ray, had the bones realigned, had a temporary cast put on, and admitted to ward 30 for an over night stay. At the crack of dawn the next morning I was taken into surgery where surgeon Mr Neil Slater put an 18cm rod in my tibia which was fixed in place by two pins at either end. I then had to stay in the ward for an extra 4 nights.

5 weeks later, due to complications with the wound where the bone came through the skin I had to go back to the emergency department where they admitted me to the same ward that night and had surgery 2 days later.

I cannot fault this hospital at all. Through both my stays here all the ward staff have been very caring, kind and I even had a laugh with a few of them. If you ever have a choice of hospital to go to with an injury similar to mine, I recommend you come to The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury