A PENSIONER who suffered a heart attack said his care at a Worcester hospital was “out of this world”.

Ron Baldwin, aged 76, of Chelmsford Court in Ronkswood, Worcester, has praised all those who cared for him after he had the attack on April 23.

Mr Baldwin had been shopping in Worcester and was on his way home when he began to feel unwell, lost his balance and fell over.

He managed to struggle home with his shopping and when he got home, an ambulance was called. He said that within seconds, two had arrived.

He was put on the resuscitation ward at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester and he was told he would need an ICD pacemaker, which had to be fitted at University Hospital in Coventry.

Mr Baldwin said the care he received at both hospitals was brilliant. He received care on laurel one ward in Worcester, which is responsible for coronary care, before he could be transferred.

The pacemaker was fitted successfully on Wednesday, May 11, before he returned to Worcestershire Royal Hospital and was discharged on Friday, May 13.

Mr Baldwin said: “The care I received was brilliant. I live in sheltered accommodation and it was St George’s Day and my heart decided to throw a wobbly. The ambulances were there within seconds and from then on, the care I received was magnificent.

“The nurses do a good job. To me they’re not nurses – they’re angels. We are very, very lucky to have the NHS but it’s being pulled down by all the bad publicity. The care I received was out of this world.”

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has come under fire recently after concerns were raised last month by the Care Quality Commission over the nutrition and hydration of patients at two wards (five and 11) at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.

Mr Baldwin’s sentiments about his care were echoed by his daughter Maggie Colledge, who said a thoughtful doctor had comforted her when she become upset about what had happened to her dad.

She said: “Why am I telling you this? Well, we seem to have a culture of moaning about the NHS.

“Yes, there is far too much money spent in the wrong places but in this instance, which lasted about a month, there was nothing to complain about.

“The staff were brilliant – from the doctors to the cleaning team and everyone in between.”