Macclesfield District General Hospital reviews

So grateful to all the staff here – I visited A&E and was seen incredibly quickly (even though I came over the Christmas period when I can imagine staffing is difficult). The receptionist, nurse and doctor were all brilliant, very kind and empathetic. A big thank you!!

Our 11 year old grandson hurt his foot this evening 3rd Feb 23, we took him to A&E The reception, nurses & doctor’s were excellent. Thank you all for your kindness and super efficiency. You all put him at ease and was distracted with …

They’re all great in the radiology department, friendly, efficient, and relatively short time from referral to appointment, and report back with GP again relatively quickly. And all that while they’re under the current NHS general underfunding understaffing (thanks to the Tories) pressures! Thank you all very much.

Visited on Easter Bank Holiday. I can’t speak nightly enough of the wonderful care I received in A&E, SDEC and ward 5. The gynae team were excellent. Big thank you to everyone who sorted me out and operated on me. I was scared and teary …

Attended Endoscopy Unit yesterday for a procedure. Everywhere spotlessly clean, lovely warm greetings, nursing care wonderful. Mr Mallik was absolutely lovely, so kind. Huge thank you to Mr Mallick and all the wonderful nursing team there yesterday morning.

Macclesfield A&E Saturday evening. Cannot thank them enough. Took my Mum, 91 years young. They treated her with kindness and quickly diagnosed the problem. Thank you all so much.

Why five stars? Well the NHS service is luck of the draw, if it is not busy, it is very good. You have to be ready to wait if you are not a referral. The Five Stars are for service and care. The A&E staff were fantastic, they were calm, …

I sent a similar review on the NHS website. They haven’t posted it. I took my son to Macclesfield at 9:45am on a Sunday morning. We were quickly seen by triage, bloods taken and had seen a consultant within 90 minutes. He was hooked up to …

I was admitted on Sunday to ward 8 ,the standard of care I received was excellent, the staff were very professional and caring. Well done and thank you all .

I’m grateful for the NHS, and I appreciate that they are currently very underfunded and nurses and hospital staff are very underpaid, but a job is a job. There is no excuse when it comes to patient care, especially when you have people in …

This place is an utter disgrace. Went on Saturday after sustaining a sporting eye unjury, waited 5 hours with many people in front of me. No pain relief given and communication non existent. Nurse was rude and couldn’t be bothered. Left and …

Worst hospital I’ve ever been too went in there at 7pm came out at 11am no joke was 7people in A&E all night very quiet yet seen me in a bathroom was telling people there conditions in the waiting room had people on drips in waiting room …

Amazing experience with my 15 year old son. Jester was so good with him (and me) and is a credit to the hospital. Dr Tom was kind, compassionate, thorough and professional. We are so lucky to have the NHS and these excellent professionals. Thank you for everything you do for us in challenging circumstances and an underfunded system

Decided to come here after glowing reports of their midwife unit, they told me they weren’t delivering babies so booked elsewhere and still had to see a midwife here. Firstly on one of my appointments I’d asked about breastfeeding and was …

Very very busy A&E when I arrived I had a very long wait due to this (20hours) and they struggled to find a bed. Everyone was working their socks off and remaining professional despite the pressure they were under. When I was admitted on ward they lovely with me. All round brilliant staff and just to say a very big thank you

I went in early for my ct scan appointment. The radiographer was very nice and chatty, put me at ease

Visiting my husband who is a long stay patient in a unit at the back of the hospital. We go to the main hospital to the volunteers Cafe. They are always happy in their work, pleasant to talk to and give you plenty of notice when they are going to close. All snacks and drinks can be purchased.

Attended on a Monday morning and was seen within 15 mins by triage (older lady nurse who was quite unsympathetic and pretty rude) Then waited a further 20 mins to see a nurse practitioner called Claire who was a total breath of fresh air. …

I can’t thank the staff enough. A&,E was chaos. I was taken in by ambulance, the paramedics and I waited for over an hour in a corridor to enter and be treated, in a corridor. The nurses were fantastic and I truly don’t understand how they …

The care I have received since I sustained a severe leg injury has been exceptional.
The initial care in A&E and Ward 1 and team who performed the operation and …

It is a good hospital,staff friendly and willing to help,having to wait a long time especially when you’re unwell isn’t ideal but that’s most hospitals I’m a afraid,seen a doctor in out of hours who I was told shift started at 7pm he came …

Worst hospital a&e I have ever been to. Lack of communication throughout the whole place. Lack of medicines? In a hospital? Having to chase up on your results even though a doctor was supposed to check in hours ago according to the nurses, …

Avoid the neurology ward. There are some doctors there with a serious god complex, which is a huge shame as there are great physio’s in that department and one or two great doctors. I have been diagnosed in and out of Motor Neurone Disease …

87 year old dad has just spent 24 hours in a corridor with Pneumonia and has been in an escalation ward for another 8 hours…
The NHS is broken and patients are suffering

Every time we came had to wait 2 hours .even though every time we came they would say we are running 15 minutes late ,2 hours later.

We spent the night in A&E with a relative who was undergoing a mental health breakdown. The triage nurse was excellent. It was a difficult time for all involved, eventually we had to leave after 6am in the morning but confident that …

Staff were all professional and efficient. The care I got during my weeks unplanned stay there was excellent.

I was in the MRI suite. The two female staff on duty were extremely friendly and professional, putting me at ease immediately.
I was seen promptly with no unnecessary waiting or fuss. A very stress free experience from start to finish.

I am having less confidence in this hospital, since October 2021 waiting for my appointment then they do a mammogram, FNA and that FNA was not enough they did a 3D mammography. But before they put a piece of aluminum inside minus. if it …

Fantastic care. Wonderful doctors, wonderful nurses. All apart from the one nurse who for 2 hrs spoke about nothing but herself, how many times she’d been engaged. Her evening wedding that’s been cancelled at the tower off London. How rich …

Parking situation terrible, they need more spaces, parking eye set up, be careful where you park, read the signs,Hospital car parking fees were abolished in Scotland and Wales in 2008.

I have attended MDGH twice just recently. On both occasions the appt. times have been kept to and the staff, including the volunteers have been professional, polite and kind.

I find myself unexpectedly sat in SDEC after quite acute abdominal pain. Having undergone bloods, jabs, prods, CT’s and no food for 12 hours I still can’t commend this department enough. There are some very ill and delicate people in this …

Wonderful staff and a kind, compassionate atmosphere.

Every single member of staff I have come across (and that includes a couple of …

I could not fault my short stay there.The professional care and the klndness l was given made my stay a happy one.The food was really good also.I can’t thank them all enough.We are fortunate to have this hospital. In our area.

I’ve been there today for an MRI scan, what a fantastic helpful friendly staff! In fact I’ve been using this hospital for 20 years now, and have never had any problems with anything in there. The staff have always been friendly, professional, and very attentive.

No nursing staff hardly just domestics so sad to see.

I am absolutely applaud by the treatment given to my mum at this hospital, she is 63 and fell down the stairs and broke her wrist in 2 places she was left waiting for 4 hours even though she has anxiety and abandonment issues. When she …

Just walking around doing nothing nurse .i spent at least 1hr not been seen for a appointment they are not busy at all .

Absolutely Brilliant! My son hurt himself at school and was brought into A&E. Everyone was great but especially Barbara at the main reception, who took out a £1 from her own purse when i didn’t have change to release a wheelchair. I rarely ever write reviews but was so impressed with the service today that i had to.

Horrible hospital don’t why I have give it one star doesn’t deserve any. My mum wasn’t treated well in there especially on ward 10a. The staff were Horrible

I cannot begin to thank the staff of A&E enough for taking such amazing care of me yesterday. Having to be alone (cz of Covid regs) and in the worst pain i’ve ever felt & not knowing why was terrifying, but from the moment I arrived the …

The last 4 days have been the scariest most traumatic days of my adult life and I can’t thank the staff at Macclesfield hospital enough! I started in a&e in the primary care department and worked my way through 3 wards. Each move and and …

I was visiting Macclesfield General Hospital for my wive’s treatment. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, I had to wait outside where I noticed this beautiful landscape of this hospital. Photos are uploaded. …

Father in law is in right now, he is not being taken are of in the hospital, his cannula was not on properly and it was not being monitored, sandwich over a day old left on his tray. He is feeling scared and depressed, he is in his 80s …

receptionist was rude and obnoxious and made me feel uncomfortable I do not recommend this hospital as there is no care for feeling and the receptionist are lazy and no communication

I had the misfortune to spend time on Ward10 after an operation following a fall which caused a broken hip. It was the worst hospital experience I have ever had, due to the general attitude of the staff, especially the HCA’s. In general, …

They deserve 5 stars for doing what they do despite not having the greatest resources. …

I have given this rating because of the care and helpfulness of the staff right from the doctors right to the cleaner I have been in a few times some longer like 8 weeks and a 7 weeks the staff could not do enough for I think that the food …

my GP spoke to the hospital about my swollen abdomen filled up with fluids and spoke to the surgeon explaining the case , the surgeon was happy to drain the fluids and do a scan. I went to A&E in Macclesfield hospital , they took some …

Macclesfield hospital ent department what can I say I had an operation 24 th June 2019 and I have been in pain ever since my left ear mastoidectomy by ent surgeon mr d siau, i asked mr siau on my follow up appointment how my operation went …

I called 111 at 8.15am on a Saturday needing medical care. I was staying at my caravan so I’m not familiar with the area. I was given a slot at 9.15.30am with the on call out of hours GP. All the staff at the hospital were wonderful and treated me with dignity and care. I can’t fault a thing! Well done Macclesfield General hospital

I will start by saying I feel bad on the staff for leaving a two star review.
Unfortunately the ridiculous parking situation ruins the whole set up. It’s that bad that the hospital doesn’t even have enough parking for it’s own staff. …

I had a problematic molar tooth taken out here and I was treated with the utmost care and consideration by skilled, efficient, warm and approachable medical staff who put me at ease and sorted the problem out for me quickly. I recommend …

Massive HUGE thankyou to staff and nurses on A+E and the children’s ward. I came up with my very poorly 3yr old as he was so poorly,Matt in A+E got straight on the case and then 2 other drs came along and assisted also. The nurse was very …

The hospital and it’s services are outstanding, I have visited the hospital many times. However, on my last visit I fell foul of the parking system, if you not take great care when parking, the car park operator will slap a £70 fine on you. …

I had a total knee replacement on the 20th October and I must say the procedure from start to finish was second to none. The idea of the joint school before you go for the op is really good everything is explained to you, what to expect, …

Had my cataract op on Saturday 27th August. The staff were brilliant, they put me at my ease, I had been worried, of course, about it. I couldn’t believe how quickly and painlessly it was done! Everyone was very professional. As promised, the follow up call came this morning. Can’t praise all the staff enough.

As a diabetic, Macclesfield Hospital is My Hypo home from home!

Most of the medical staff are good, however a few have over indulged on the …

Arriving at Macc on a Friday evening with my autistic Son. He had fallen and banged his ear. I was immediately put at ease with the sign highlighting it as an autism friendly hospital and listing who there is trained in autism. The triage …

The waiting times are ridiculous and this hospital is highly disorganized – One of my specialist appointment got cancelled for some random reason and rescheduled 6 weeks later, which can be particularly distressing when you are waiting to …

Got two £70 fines on two separate occasions by the millitant Parking Eye after doing night shifts as a bank nurse. Shift is 12.5 hours and I parked in the visitors car park which has a maximum stay of 12 hours! Given ticket inspite of …

When my mother was in there it took them a week to find out it was a fracture and then kept her in another night to say she would be transferred that night to a different hospital and then told it would be the next day, then told she …

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I beg all women NOT to attend this department my friends told me to go to the nightingale centre but I wanted to go local. …

Absolute joke waiting in the waiting room for 7 hours 2 get bloods done, reception lady utter scumbag, I honestly hope she gets karma one day

Its been 4 months since my injury, waited three months for MRI, and now a month for the results. I think there is no communication between the nurses and the doctors, and everything is super slow …

Staff missed five hairline fractures in my hand and knuckle but in wrong knee brace when I dislocated it staff member pulled it on and staff on desk on the night abbie was really caring

My wife has just had a total hip replacement at this hospital. We travelled from Tameside in Greater Manchester because of the horrendous reputation Tameside Hospital has and we do not regret it one bit! The staff treat her (and me) with …

If I could give this hospital 10 stars I would, all the staff were excellent, from the moment I went in to A&E and 5 days later when I came home. Everyone was always helpful, the food was actually very good, with a good choice on the menu, …

My wife gave birth here two weeks ago and the pregnancy and birth were not exactly trouble free! As such we had numerous visits to the maternity ward and (more recently) the children’s ward. The staff (doctors/nurses/midwives/caterers etc) …

Pretty positive experience most of the times I come here. But its let down by parking. The amount of it. And even when there is a space. I still dont park in it. Thanks to its Rip off parking charges. £2.20 for 2 hours. It’s cheaper parking …

Attended A&E with my 4 year old. Received excellent care and advice from all incl consultant within a couple of hours. Only problem is private parking company. They gave me a 70 quid penalty as in the hurry I forgot to get a ticket.

The Intensive Care Unit, who recently dealt with my daughter (Rachel), who passed away, were absolutely fabulous in their care and compassion, keeping the family informed of every stage of her care, we cannot speak highly enough of the superb nursing they gave to our daughter. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

My wife who arrived at Macclesfield hospital at 12.10 waiting untill 3.0pm to be seen and it wasn’t over at 4.00 pm.
Thats the Endoscopy dept or no hope, dept . It’s know 4.30 pm and couniting. …

Macclesfield District General Hospital

Attended the ETU (Endoscopy Treatment Unit) today and saw / spoke to a number of …

AAU and A&E Depts were absolutely marvellous. The staff could not be more caring and helpful and I would like to thank everyone who works there for their patience, friendliness, efficiency and most of all compassion. What a fabulous bunch of people!

Absolutely disgusted how my 2 yr old got left from 1 am till half 6 in the morning to be seen and had to lay her down on 2 chairs with her blanket nobody checked on her for 3 half hrs absolutely disgusted when its comes to a child thats …

We waited for 6 hours and we are still here!
We are not coming to this hospital again!

The car park is shockingly bad. I had to drive around for 25 minutes for a space, never found one. So many cars were just circling the car park, made it very difficult to exit the car parks. Makes the hospital unusable. Receptionist said it is always this bad.

This is the best hospital in the region; look at the scandals at Leighton (Crewe), Stepping Hill (Stockport) or Wythenshawe (Manchester) for starters. …