Monday, March 11, 2024

THIS IS SCOTLAND, BUT AM SURE THAT THE U.S. HAS SIMILAR, AHEM, STANDARDS

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

An NHS board has been ordered to apologise after a patient with a history of Parkinson’s Disease was left starving for two weeks due to a delay in inserting a nasal tube.

The SPSO instructed the Ayrshire and Arran NHS board to apologise to the spouse of a late patient, referred to as C to protect their anonymity.

C complained that the care and treatment provided to their late spouse, referred to as A, including leaving the patient without “appropriate nutrition and hydration” while in hospital.

A was admitted to hospital with a suspected urinary tract infection but their condition deteriorated and they died a few months later. 

Yeah, because you took your loved one to an abattoir.  Keep your loved ones out of the hospital.  Meat-based diet, chiropractic care, vitamins D, C, Zinc, and magnesium will get them through most metabolic events.  Keep them out of hospitals.  For a urinary tract infection?!?!?  Vitamin C, zinc, and D. 

C complained that staff had not treated A with dignity and ascribed A’s symptoms to their pre-existing conditions rather than treating individual needs.

A had a history of Parkinson’s Disease, dementia and cerebrovascular disease.

C also complained about the personal care provided to A, particularly with respect to management of their skin during admission.

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