I was really well cared for in the MAU by a lovely nurse and doctor. When I attended endoscopy suite, I found the doctor and his team of nurses were so reassuring, they explained everything and put me totally at ease. While they had a long patient list, I was treated as if I were the only person they had to care for that day.

Spent six weeks in the Coombe. The care I received on my ward was outstanding I cannot fault the staff at all, mid wives were fantastic. The same cannot be said for the care or lack of that I received in my ward after having my baby. I felt completely neglected and some of the midwive were absolutely shocking with their care. I had to repeatedly ask for blood pressure to be checked (had preeclampsia) and also had to ask for my meds on more than one occasion. Two days after my section I discharged myself as I couldn't take any more. The staff that were supposed to be looking after me on that ward really let the hospital down. Some of the catering staff, in my opinion, should not be working with members of the public.

The experience in A&E was the worst I have ever had to endure. The doctor was not very nice, even rude. I was terribly upset by the treatment my brother had to endure. Never felt so upset in my life. I hope no other person has to endure such treatment in A&E again..Treated as if we should not have been there because we were not from Co Galway. We had no say in where the ambulance people took us...oh dear...all so upsetting. Hope nobody belonging to me ever has to go there again.

Unacceptable conditions; waiting times poor, lack of information from doctors, lack of compassion, lack of privacy, lack of beds, poor communication between consultants etc... Nurses on wards were the only help on getting information on my treatment but were lacking staff.

Excellent care and attention to detail by a student nurse and doctor today. Their kindness will not be forgotten.

My husband's consultant told him to come back to the ward if any problems arose after discharge. He did and no help was forthcoming to him. I called about this and the phone rang out. My husband called twice, but no reply back. PATIENT CARE IS GREATLY LACKING.

I have been a patient of the Mater for over 40 years and in those 40 years, I have never had any issues with the treatment I got or the way I was treated by the staff. After my experience this week I am so angry and disappointed for the great doctors and nurses that have gone before the staff that are currently employed. The standard of care is not good enough, hygiene is out the door, treated like animals. There is absolutely no excuse for it because there's plenty of staff. It's only in the last number of years that standards are slipping. I am currently considering contacting my solicitor to tell him of my experience.

No information given after waiting for a doctor for three hours, patient had to leave eventually because of an appointment, no staff to talk to. Told later that treatment tests will have to be performed again. No respect for other people's time and concerns.

The urology team were overall excellent and very respectful and pleasant to deal with (with a couple of exceptions - one in particular needs to brush up on their communication skills i.e. dismissive of concerns and not following up on queries). My husband was left languishing far too long before the operation he needed was performed (not blaming medical team for this as decisions are made by hospital management). However the attention he received from the surgeon after the operation was faultless. The surgeon was a very kind, gracious and unassuming person who really seemed to care about his patients. Also the nurses in the ward work hard and are very competent at what they do, but there are far too few of them. To support them there are a number of agency care assistants and the level of professionalism and support they offered varied greatly. This became more obvious in the evenings. A few of them shuffled on to the ward and then seemed to plop down on the nearest chair and go on their phones for much of the evening and gave the impression that they didn't like to be disturbed, while others couldn't do enough for you.

Hours waiting for basic test, no information given to you. Absolutely useless hospital.

Worst experience ever. Lazy staff, lazy nurse. Nightmare. Asked at reception for waiting time and receptionist would not tell me average waiting time.

I had maggots falling on my head in the A&E waiting room. I saw cardboard bowls filled with vomit being poured into waste bins and left there to fester by the cleaners. I was yelled at by a nurse for something outside of my control. In the end the doctor I was seeing told me "I give up" and referred me to another hospital, which I was in no condition to travel to. For a specialist to simply give up was rather demoralising to say the least.

The cleaners in the hospital didn't do a good job, not where I was anyway. My locker was not cleaned. Someone else's bum cream, a dirty basin, and another bum thing were left in it. They seem to be using dirty water and dirty cloths, which they use on everything and anywhere.

Dear nursing staff, thank you for your dedicated care and attention in extreme and unnecessary working conditions of a country rich in education, skills, and professionalism.

Nighmare! My friend was admitted in severe pain after hours wait in emergency department. She asked to speak to doctor, but didn't see one till next day. She asked nurses for pain killers but nurse seemed indifferent. A healthcare assistant was very loudly ringing patients families giving them updates on doctors reports? No one was there to assist patients with meal times. So one woman went without her meal! One woman with a clip board was marching up and down corridor yelling at nursing staff. She didn't wash her hands entering or leaving room. I would rather go to next county for treatment then ever go to this horrific place!! Should be zero star experience, one star is too kind!

Beacon is a money making machine that is poorly run. For the money the hospital charges, they should run regular trainings for doctors, who should be trained to treat their paying clients with a bit more respect. For 250 EUR I learned that I should make arrangements to ensure that I never go to Beacon in the future.

Roscommon University Hospital has a great staff ethos. Staff genuinely care for their patients and will attend quickly to any call for assistance.

The entire experience was horrific. I was discharged seriously ill and spent five weeks in critical care in another hospital.

A million thanks to the managers, nurses, radiologists, nurse specialists, care assistants, catering staff, cleaning staff and others I may be forgetting, for the effort, information, hard work, compassion, dignity and respect given so generously! Thanks. 10/10.

Why this minor injury unit isn’t better funded with longer opening hours I do not know.

Appalling experience. Bumper to bumper trolleys in A&E. A drunk on the adjacent trolley kept reaching over and touching my son who was very sick and getting freaked out by this. Then they put him on a ward with all old men and not even in a designated spot, but behind a doorway even though he suffers from seizures. Truly the entire place is an absolute disgrace.

36 hours on a trolley at 91 years of age. No proper food. No privacy. No cleaning. No medical care. Ward overcrowded, impossible to clean and only one lavatory, food poor and unhealthy (chicken nuggets)! Never saw a consultant. Visiting hours very restrictive for visitors flying in or undertaking 8-hour car journeys. Ward closed to visitors due to Noro virus, leaving our mother stranded and isolated. In Germany where I lived, a government would fall if it did this to the elderly. The hospital would be closed down for deep cleaning.

The one major complaint I have was when my son was discharged. There was a long wait for a wheelchair. I approached a staff member who was locking up a wheelchair. When I explained that I needed one to bring a child who was discharged to the door, he refused to give me one and said they were for patients to go to their appointments on time. I said it was for a patient who was going home, he refused and walked away. After a long wait I eventually found a nice staff member who gave me one while all this was going on. This is just not acceptable when a patient is feeling upset as they want to get home.

I would like to thank all the staff on the day ward. This is a busy ward and I was looked after 100%. I had a late operation and had to be kept overnight. The nurse on duty, even though her shift was over, went out of her way to make sure I was looked after before leaving. Wish I knew her name to thank her. Don’t knock these people, they work hard.

My doctor was excellent. I did send in a complaint about the treatment I received in one department, which I emailed to the nurse in charge, but got no reply.

My room while I was there was so lovely especially the view over the rooftops in Dublin. The overall general care was lovely.

ENT in South Infirmary were and are fabulous. Went in there very sick and six months later am back to excellent health simply because of their expertise and care. What a superb team. I will never forget the kindness shown. Also the team in ICU, really lovely. Medical students in there are very lucky to be able to learn from the best. Thank you to all in there.

A big thank you to all the very hardworking and very kind staff in A&E in Portiuncula who looked after my baby daughter and son last week. Despite having to deal with so many patients in such visibly difficult conditions, they took the best of care of my children and were very reassuring. Thank you to all.

Can't rate them highly enough.

Was admitted for an urgent issue and was seen straight away. The junior team of doctors were clueless, eventually the consultant came and got things going in the right direction. Was badly treated by a nurse trying to get blood. The nurse never spoke to me, was just was as cruel as hell.