to send consultant a thank you card?

[Rockmehardplace]

i recently underwent surgery which i was very anxious about. the anaesthetist who had dealt with me on a previous surgery went - i feel - above and beyond to help me, coming in in her day off to meet with me to reassure me, changing her lists to make sure she dealt with my op,and coming to see me several times afterwards.
would it be weird to send her a thank you card? is that the done thing for hospital doctors or would i just look like a crazy stalker? i just feel she went out of her way to help me and want to let her know i appreciate it very much.

I don't think it can ever be a bad thing to and a thank you card. All too often we're quick to criticize but slow to praise.

Many many things are immoral
unfortunately doesn’t stop people doing them.
hence a robust appraisal system

Sounds lovely. I’ve got relatives that are HCP and had a lot of treatment myself and try to send cards. Just from the threads here morale is so low (nurses, doctors allied medical and support staff) it is a tiny bright spot. (Of course I’m not saying it’s enough, better conditions and pay aren’t something an ordinary patient can control)

The last one I sent was to the people in Recovery who were brilliant when I was feeling sick and shivering.

Definitely send the card and if you can, let the higher-ups know as well. We celebrate staff who go above and beyond with a personal thank you from the CEO and in the recognition section of our staff communications.

Life in the NHS is hard and we're always doing it "for the patients" so you really are supporting that when you take the time to say thank you.

I'm glad everything went well for you.

I sent the doctor who did a sibling’s post mortem and spoke at his inquest a thank you card. It mattered to me that he took the time to stress at the inquest that my sibling wouldn’t have been in pain or even aware of what was happening to him.

@Oddieconvert
All nurses have to re-validate every 3 years and as part of this we have to provide 5 pieces of patient feedback, which includes thank you cards. All nurses have to do this, even very senior band 9 nurses who help run entire hospitals and are paid over six figures, and I’m pretty sure that all doctors to do, regardless of seniority. Sending yourself a thank you card would be forging evidence and so a fitness-to-practice situation; someone who did this could even be struck off.

We as a family sent a card to the whole team which saved our daughters life.
When we took her back for a check up with the head consultant he thanked us personally to say how much the team appreciated it.

Please do send a card.

we sent a thank you card to the team who delivered our baby (emergency c section!) they were all so lovely and made me feel so at ease about it all and got my daughter here safely! I think its always nice

Please do, we love this! It really makes our day. We get so many complaints that it's really lovely when we get a bit of appreciation

We also like it if you email the CEO of the hospital and tell them how great you think we are 😊

I sent cards to oncologist and surgeon when my treatment was finished. The both displayed mine (and many others )in their consulting rooms.

Think it is a nice thing to do. My little girl had some congenital heart defects detected at the 20 week scan which meant she needed open heart surgery at 9 days old. Once we were home I wrote thank you letters to the midwives, the neonatal icu team and her surgeon. Without them my little girl wouldn't be here, and I felt like a card was the least I can do to express how much their care meant to us

Definitely do it. I am useless at remembering birthdays and anniversaries and never send Christmas cards but I never forget to thank people.

I've had thank you cards before at work and in my personal life and they mean so much, I keep every one.