DISCUSSION of the new Southern Genera l University Hospital in Glasgow ("Wholesome food, takeaways and M&S at new city hospital", The Herald, April 14, and Letters, April 15) brings to mind an amusing episode.
On returning from St Bartholomews Hospital, London in 1956, I was appointed a consultant radiologist at the Southern General.
Like most hospitals at that time, Barium meal examinations were carried out without an image intensifier. This meant that to improve the picture the room was darkened. Having difficulty with the controls, I took longer. The patient, an alert young Govan man piped up: "Mister, why don't you pit up the lichts and see whit you are daein." Smart boy.
Dr JK Davidson,
15 Beechlands Avenue, Glasgow.
I HAVE recently spent five weeks in hospital, during four of which I received treatment in the Southern General and the remaining time in University Hospital Crosshouse. While the professionalism and care shown to me by all staff in both hospitals was beyond reproach the difference in the quality of the food served to patients bears comment.
The food in the Southern General was often cold, unappetising and on occasion plain disgusting. University Hospital Crosshouse on the other hand made meal times a pleasure, with good, well-presented food. The meals are all prepared on site.
In the Health News supplement which was delivered with The Herald (April 15), I see no mention of the source and quality of the food for the patients in the new Southern General . It is to be hoped that these meals will now be prepared on site.
Allan McKay ,
2 Osprey Drive, Kilmarnock.
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