Showing posts with label Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. Show all posts

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.