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Captain_dan

Posts: 234
From: somewhere cold but its not snowing yet
Registered: 16-Mar-2004
Anyone go to Nottingham?
Posted: 30-Nov-2006 14:59
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Just wondered what the facilities are like at Nottingham.

Ive been asked to do some trials there for using an eFlow compared with normal neb for taking TOBI. Ive got to spend a few days there, on the ward and in the clinic taking tests.

Anyone go there?
Anyone else been asked to do a trial as per above?

Thanks.
Dan

justme

Posts: 188
Registered: 06-Feb-2004
Re: Anyone go to Nottingham?
Posted: 30-Nov-2006 17:43
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I go to nottingham. I dont have a positive view of it really at this moment in time. I will say make sure you take a book to clinic as although you think it maybe relatively quick it wont be. It can take upto an hour just to get your lung function done. Purely because the team is way understaffed and they put to many people into clinic.

you'll most likely go on flemming ward. Nottingham dont have a specific CF unit, its just a general chest ward where the average age when I stayed once was about 70. good news about the ward is you get your own room with a tv, patientline system, fridge and en suite. Which is rather quite large i thought!.

Not been asked to do the trial but then i dont take tobi. My sister does and she has hers in the eflow and has done for ages. When i next speak to her i will ask if she's been asked to take part in the study at all.

hopefully someone else can give you a more positive spin on notts, but im not impressed with the adult side really. ive always been at notts for both paeds and adult care. Although must say glynis and fran the cf nurses are good at what they do even if fran is abit ditzy sometimes.

sally 1

Posts: 128
From: oldham
Registered: 09-Nov-2006
Re: Anyone go to Nottingham?
Posted: 30-Nov-2006 17:45
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surely calling the chest ward flemming (phlegming) is taking the p1ss a bit don't you think!

sal

justme

Posts: 188
Registered: 06-Feb-2004
Re: Anyone go to Nottingham?
Posted: 30-Nov-2006 17:46
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Thats what I think to and I go there!!! Theyve started used flemming more over the other chest ward which is southwell. As far as i am aware now CF patients only go in southwell if they cant get onto Flemming. It always makes me giggle!

sally 1

Posts: 128
From: oldham
Registered: 09-Nov-2006
Re: Anyone go to Nottingham?
Posted: 30-Nov-2006 17:50
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glad you share my sense of humour! I love odd namings. Sort of hobby really. Strange!!!
sal