I WOULD like to express my gratitude and admiration to the staff of Ward 5B at Whiston Hospital. My wife was admitted in late May in a very critical condition and sadly passed away on July 7.

However, the care she received was second to none and each and every one of the medical, nursing, healthcare and general staff were superb and fought very hard to save Barbara, my beloved wife of 45 years.

At no time did they give up and they certainly went the extra mile to make her as comfortable and as pain-free as possible.

They let my family visit at all times of the day and night and let me stay 24/7, even providing me with a bed so I could be with her for every precious hour. They made sure I was fed properly and provided me with washing and shower facilities.

I could name several people for special mention but that would be unfair to the rest of the staff, as not one of the staff fell short of the very highest standards of care possible.

The NHS is a very much maligned organisation these days and very much underfunded, but I don’t believe there can be a ward, NHS or private, better than or even as good as Ward 5B at Whiston. God bless them all.

Gordon Griffiths, Rainford
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