Posted on 03/17/2009 11:23:58 AM PDT by smokingfrog
Patients were allegedly left screaming in pain and drinking from flower vases on a nightmare hospital ward.
Between 400 and 1,200 more people died than would have been expected at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust over three years, a damning Healthcare Commission report said.
The watchdog's investigation found inadequately trained staff who were too few in number, junior doctors left alone in charge at night and patients left without food, drink or medication as their operations were repeatedly cancelled.
Patients were left in pain or forced to sit in soiled bedding for hours at a time and were not given their regular medication, the Commission heard.
Receptionists with no medical training were expected to assess patients coming in to A&E, some of whom needed urgent care.
Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS, said there had been a "gross and terrible breach" of patients' trust and a "complete failure of leadership".
The Healthcare Commission's chairman Sir Ian Kennedy said the investigation followed concerns about a higher than normal death rate at the Trust, which senior managers could not explain.
He said: "The resulting report is a shocking story. Our report tells a story of appalling standards of care and chaotic systems for looking after patients. These are words I have not previously used in any report.
"There were inadequacies in almost every stage of caring for patients. There was no doubt that patients will have suffered and some of them will have died as a result."
Julie Bailey, 47, was so concerned about the care being given to her 86-year-old mother Bella at Stafford Hospital that she and her relatives slept in a chair at her bedside for eight weeks.
She said: "We saw patients drinking out of...
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You think Barack and the libs in Congress would ever get this kind of treatment? They get special care. You think they wouldn’t shut down people who gave their dogs this kind of care?
Yet they want all of us to have this kind of care. and they want to play God and decide who lives and dies based on age and their ‘worth’ to society.
Time to take out the trash in DC.
So what happened once the police came??
There are other non-narcotic pain medicines that can be given to patients.
They asked me outside and asked me if I was causing a problem.
I told them that the staff were the ones causing a problem, explained the situation to them, and they gave the staff a tongue lashing for calling the police.
You have to realize, this was in a small town of about 400 people.
The police there are not fools and are usually normal folks.
Also, my Grandfather had lived in this town for better than 40 years, was an avid supporter of the police and volunteer fire dept, and was well liked by, almost, the entire community.
I know ibuprofen can be fairly effective if given in large doses (I believe 1600 mg is the maximum prescription dose), but it can be somewhat hard on the kidneys, if I'm not mistaken. Acetaminophen is fairly effective, but can't be given in large doses like ibuprofen because of the toxic effects on the liver.
Me: Socialized healthcare fails every time its tried.
Lib: But it’s Free!
Me: Free, but you won’t get any.
Lib: But it’s Free!
Boy, talk about some unappreciative people on Free Republic. After all, isn’t Obama going to offer doctor assisted suicide??!!
Boy, talk about some unappreciative people on Free Republic. After all, isnt Obama going to offer doctor assisted suicide??!!
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Shame on you! I will be very appreciative that someone will mercifully kill me to get me out of Obama land when I’m to old to be of any use!!(dang..that could be real soon!) ROFLOL
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And yet another case for socialized medicine!
as we speak, my wife is in the hospital - she was very nearly gone friday when her heart stopped. fortunately she was already in the hospital when this ocurred, and they were able to save her after a horrifying weekend. She’s onthe mend now, thanks in part to her superior insurance, which she made provision for, and prioritized all her life. if some beauracrat had to second guess her doctor, and the excellent team who did the actual saving,she wouldn’t be here today.
Please add me to your Socialized Medicine aka Universal Health Care PING LIST. Thanks!
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