Bowmere Hospital

"Probably the worst mental health hospital I've seen staff are vile consultants haven't got a clue with no respect for the patients if you need help in anyway do not go to the cwp DESPICABLE BEHAVIOUR which I could give them 0 stars that would be to many"

"was n 5 months |||||||!!!!, very bad time in my life . but staff on beech ward helped me a lot . love to name staff . but certain ones stood out !!. ward manager really nice. one comment....mental health services are overloaded , staff burnt out .and no beds !! ...not just bowmere ....mental health needs more investment"

"1 star as no option for 0!! My family member stayed here and had the most distressing experience, this place is supposed to promote mental health and well being and it does the entire opposite! whilst a very small percentage of staff were very good overall the service provided is awful.Staff lied to family and caused alot of distress, no medications offered, no engagement with patients, patients smoking in main communal areas on the ward, patients having lighters in there possession, staff walk past patients and visitors acting like your not there, dangerous items being left in patients bedroom that we were assured would be locked away for patients safety, no communication between staff patients and immediate family members, no information for patient or family on arrival, you can never get through to the ward phone just rings out.If it can be helped don't allow your loved ones here, my family member was ten times worse when leaving this hospital!!"

"Recently stayed on beech ward. Some of the nurses treated the ward like a military boot camp where as others were very kind. A very mixed bag. Leanne, Izzy, Alana and Radu made my stay much more bare able. Out of everyone those 4 were the kindest and most suited to be working on a mental health ward. and made sure I got everything I needed. Tyler was also supportive the few times we interacted. The rest of the staff should consider becoming prisons guards rather than mental health support workers. We have a long way to go until the stigma around mental health is changed. But the names listed above are doing very positive work to help that. The food was average what you should expect from a hospital, however small portions. There wasn’t much to do besides two TV rooms and a pool table. Lack of facilities which drives boredom and also below average gym and refusal to allow patients to go to the gym/get fresh air used as a punishment which is counter productive for the reason you are there. During my time there my shower also flooded which the staff refused to clean until much much later on. 3/10 but it would be much lower with out the kind nurses."

"Very bad hospital that treats angency staff anyhow.. especially a nurse on Juniper called VIVIEN from cameroun. She treats her own african people who come to work there like they are enemies. Reporting them to be blocked from the trust. Very wicked woman she is. She is one of the reason why they most agencies dont want to work there."