Re: BAH!

in article 3nc3pcFr5smU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Christina Websell at
spamfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 8/27/05 4:20 PM:

>
> "wafflycat" <waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk> wrote in
> message news:4310431a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Vernon had his surgery on Monday. Staff were lovely in terms of well,
>> being friendly, but I was amazed by the number of breaches of hospital
>> published policy on controlling infection. Whereas the publicity of the
>> hospital says clinical staff do not wear rings/watches... guess what???
>> The vast majority were multi-ringed and wearing wristwatches. Washing of
>> hands - what's that? Gel cleanser near bed? Invisible, obviously :-( Was I
>> imagining that cotton-bud left on the floor, the litter, the dust...
>>
>> Yesterday I had to take Vernon back to hospital, yes, you've guessed it -
>> infection :-( Now he's on antibiotics. Whilst we were waiting yesterday,
>> in a ward, an obviously very ill lady was throwing up in a bowl. Who went
>> to help her - other patients - whilst a nurse looked on and then walked
>> away. This is our brand-spanking-new hospital :-(
>>
>> BAH!
>>
>> Cheers, helen s
>>
>
> Don't start me..
> I have posted before about the inadequate pain control I had. A woman I was
> in hospital with, having a similar op to mine (we became friends) had to be
> re-admitted three times because of complications. She first went back to the
> gynae ward that we were on, but after her second stay she refused to go back
> to there, she said they didn't look after her properly to control her pain.
> That was my experience too.
>
> Guess what they did then? She was admitted to a geriatric ward (she is 46)
> and she found herself getting out of bed to sit with a dying woman crying
> out for someone. No nurse came.
>
> BAH!
>
> Tweed
>
>
>
That is terrible :(

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