I FEEL that a terrible injustice has been done regarding the John Radcliffe Hospital.

I recently spent about five days in the hospital after I had collapsed at home.

I am 92 and my wife nearly 90. I could not get up and we called the ambulance which came very quickly. Two strong chaps soon had me up and very soon I was in a bed.

It was beautifully clean, all to myself complete with TV. Next door was a toilet and two doors away were two shower rooms complete with soap and shampoo.

I was supplied with clean pyjamas, two towels each time I had a shower and the bed was changed every day.

Before I was allowed to have a shower a nurse had to accompany me to the door to make sure that I could make it.

The nurses were absolutely wonderful, from all parts of the world and spoke excellent English.

There were trolleys offering tea and coffee throughout the day.

Each day a menu card was given to each patient. It started with a choice of juices or soup, plus roll and butter.

This was followed by a choice of six or seven main meals, including salads and hot meals.

I tried them all and they were excellent.

There was then a choice of puddings, again all excellent.

I have nothing but praise for the treatment and help that I received while in the Radcliffe and may I suggest that one of your reporters in future be tasked to give a more accurate account of how good the food and everything else really is.

CLIFF BALDRY, Peacock Road, Harberton Mead, Oxford