Fair and balanced?

A few days ago, I reported the public survey that ranked St George's Hospital in Tooting - along with Charing Cross in Fulham our nearest General Hospital as one of the best in London.

A couple of days later the Wandsworth Guardian ran the same story on their front page, except they chose to headline the bad news from that same survey. You had to wade through three columns of negative opinions before the Guardian reported the fact that St George's finished seventh overall out of 25 London hospitals - a pretty good showing.

St George's gets a lot of bad press - some of it deserved - but when it does well, I think there is a duty on a local paper to report the good as well as the not so good. No one disputes that there are still issues to be addressed at St George's - least of all the hospital itself. The concerns of patients identified in the survey deserve serious action by the Hospital.

What do you think? If you wish to share your experience of St Georges - or any other local hospital - get in touch. Whether positive or not, I'd like to hear your views.