A recent article in The Independent shared the story of a young child admitted to hospital for a specialist foot operation, whose daunting day of surgery was transformed into something unexpectedly magical thanks to a festive theatre team and the wider hospital staff.
Although the article does not name individuals, the mother’s words capture exactly what we at GOP strive for all year round, and especially over the festive period: turning fear into confidence, and making hospital feel just a little bit more like home. Our surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, therapists and the wider MDT continue to work throughout Christmas and New Year, treating children and adults with urgent orthopaedic problems and doing everything we can to get our patients safely back to what matters most.
At Grosvenor Orthopaedic Partners, we recognise that great care is not just about the operation itself, but about the whole journey – from the first conversation, to the day of surgery, to the moment a patient walks back through their own front door. Stories like this remind us how important kindness, creativity and teamwork are in that journey, and we are proud that one of our colleagues played a part in making a child’s Christmas hospital stay a little brighter.
Read the full article here: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/flunami-nhs-children-operation-h3n2-strike-b2884644.html
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