More misery, still it is the thirteenth.
This tale concerns an old mate of mine-El Cleef (don’t ask), anyway he went into hospital to have a shiny new hip fitted, it was done at a local private establishment, because his sons who live on the other side of the world decided to pay the medical insurance for him.
The operation went fine and he was recovering, he was due out on Tuesday in the morning, this was delayed until the afternoon because on the Monday night he had a horrendous nose bleed during the night.
So, I picked him up at four in the afternoon, took him home and his partner settled him in.
That night he had another horrendous nose bleed, the Ambulance was called and unfortunately he was taken to our local Foundation Trust (grimly dark as it is known to the wise), he arrived at the A&E dept at about 2am, and apparently the place was heaving with patients, by 2pm he was still in the A&E dept still in his blood soaked pyjamas and still waiting, he had been seen but there was some confusion as to his diagnosis.
I would like to point out here that two days before the hip op his leg gave way and he fell, head-butting the washing machine and suffered a nose bleed.
Anyway, his partner visited him at 4.30 pm and yes, he was still in A&E, still in his blood soaked pyjamas and still waiting for a bed, apparently after a “word” or two with the powers that be, he was moved to a temporary male ward where he was given clean pyjamas and a proper bed.
My old mate El Cleef (don’t ask) is 75, he was a few days post op for his shiny new hip and was left in A&E for 14 hours or so.
So I would like to thank “Lord” Darzi for the wonderful work he is doing in making OUR NHS better, for all the our money he has spent “improving” treatment and making our hospitals better.
I would also like to thank “Grimly Dark” for their caring attitude and treatment of my 75 year old mate, for living up to the “excellent” rating they have received from the Healthcare Commission, and for treating my mate as a piece of meat, and leaving him in pain and confusion for over half a day.
“The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.” Frank Herbert
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This tale concerns an old mate of mine-El Cleef (don’t ask), anyway he went into hospital to have a shiny new hip fitted, it was done at a local private establishment, because his sons who live on the other side of the world decided to pay the medical insurance for him.
The operation went fine and he was recovering, he was due out on Tuesday in the morning, this was delayed until the afternoon because on the Monday night he had a horrendous nose bleed during the night.
So, I picked him up at four in the afternoon, took him home and his partner settled him in.
That night he had another horrendous nose bleed, the Ambulance was called and unfortunately he was taken to our local Foundation Trust (grimly dark as it is known to the wise), he arrived at the A&E dept at about 2am, and apparently the place was heaving with patients, by 2pm he was still in the A&E dept still in his blood soaked pyjamas and still waiting, he had been seen but there was some confusion as to his diagnosis.
I would like to point out here that two days before the hip op his leg gave way and he fell, head-butting the washing machine and suffered a nose bleed.
Anyway, his partner visited him at 4.30 pm and yes, he was still in A&E, still in his blood soaked pyjamas and still waiting for a bed, apparently after a “word” or two with the powers that be, he was moved to a temporary male ward where he was given clean pyjamas and a proper bed.
My old mate El Cleef (don’t ask) is 75, he was a few days post op for his shiny new hip and was left in A&E for 14 hours or so.
So I would like to thank “Lord” Darzi for the wonderful work he is doing in making OUR NHS better, for all the our money he has spent “improving” treatment and making our hospitals better.
I would also like to thank “Grimly Dark” for their caring attitude and treatment of my 75 year old mate, for living up to the “excellent” rating they have received from the Healthcare Commission, and for treating my mate as a piece of meat, and leaving him in pain and confusion for over half a day.
“The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.” Frank Herbert
Angus
Angus Dei on all and sundry
NHS Behind the headlines
Angus Dei politico
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