I would not worry too much about going into the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre at Headington, Oxford; it really is an excellent hospital.

That's to anyone waiting to go in there, I have just had three weeks on Ward F and the doctors, nurses and cleaning staff, all excellent, the ward was clean and the staff all washed their hands each time. You could not have wished for better staff.

Thanks to the surgical team and to Mr Dipak Roj, I can now walk on my leg again; he was really great. Plus I also had two weeks this last February on Ward E. That was also excellent, doctors and nurses all very good. I really do pity people if we lost our NHS and it went private, people with children, or people without much money, could never pay to go into hospital.

Yes, I also think people do criticise too much and what some people forget, when you come out of hospital, you can pick up an infection on the way home, or in their houses, not just the hospitals.

All the staff do a good job, also the patient has handwash next to their beds to clean hands with.

Mrs B Woodley, Lambourn Road, Rose Hill, Oxford