Paul Steele, a 27 year old from Ashford, stayed as a patient at St. Peter’s Hospital for a few days with pneumonia and was discharged on Sunday 27th April. He and his parents, Sharon and Barry want to thank all of the staff on Birch Ward for their kindness. 

Sharon comments: “The ward was very clean and all of the staff were extremely helpful and kind to the patients there, as Paul observed. St. Peter’s gets such a bad press and it was the first time anyone in our family had actually stayed in St. Peter’s - we had always been Ashford patients. We were however, very, very impressed.”

In particular, Paul too was impressed by the professional and outstanding care provided from Dr Chris Alexakis, a Senior House Officer based at St. Peter’s.

Sharon said: “We all thought he was outstanding for a junior doctor and he will go a long way. My son and he were the same age and on the same wave length. Paul is still tired, but he’s on the mend now.”

Dr Alexakis qualified as a doctor two years and eight months ago at Imperial College, London. He is on a two year rotation at the Trust where he has been for eight months.  The Trust has strong links with Imperial College School of Medicine; St. Georges, University of London; and the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Surrey.

Dr Alexakis remarks: “I’m very pleased that Paul and his family are happy with the care he received from all of the staff at Ashford and St. Peter’s.”