I HAVE just spent several days in York Hospital on Ward 29. My stay there was very pleasant, due to the very hard working nurses; they all worked together and created a special atmosphere.

Special thanks to a very considerate and likeable young surgeon, Mr S Boyle, and his team for a successful outcome for my replacement shoulder. Thank you all.

Mrs M Todd, Bramley Garth, York.

• AFTER reading some bad press about York Hospital, I would like to mention the excellent care and attention given to me after been told I had cancer in March, 2010.

The staff and doctors were excellent, and after two operations and chemotherapy I was told I was clear. The staff on the cancer care unit are so dedicated and caring they need more recognition for the excellent work they do.

Barbara Dobson, St Monica’s Place, Easingwold, York.