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Post by janne on Oct 13, 2017 16:44:31 GMT
Ah... Solihull hospital. That explains why they let her out too early. Crappy hospital. One of the reasons I don't like going there. If I collapse there I'll be taken to that hospital...... I think it's endemic now. It's some 8 years since I retired,  , but even then, patients were deemed "medically fit for discharge", and we had to fight to keep them in as they wouldn't be safe at home. I remember Selina Scott sounding off about her father being discharged from Scarboro Hospital, saying that the man who had done it obviously wasn't medically qualified. He was the bed manager, and was previously a Ward manager, ie Sister. But the whole staff respond to pressure from above.There is alot of "burn out", especially with those of us who were brought up in the "caring" nhs. I was quite upset about last night's programme.I have treated frail 80 year olds. But last night really brought it home to me, in another 20 years , that could be me. I'm hoping that I shall be ok till I pip my clogs. If not, then I hope sense will have prevailed , and I can slide gently into oblivion. I have not seen this episode but recorded it. "Caring", yes, Cuddles that is what we did all these years ago. Now the nurses have "targets", evaluations  , even if you've worked for 38 years! Infantilization of capable workers to demoralize them. And it all seems to be about the money, how come I never heard this in the late 70s, 80's, 90s, where has it gone? |
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Post by monic on Oct 13, 2017 18:54:51 GMT
The focus on targets and statistics rather than patients and people is endemic across all sectors. Social work Management and the care sector Management just see people as stats. I'm a WRO and the culture of our team is changing and management want us to ignore the needs of the person and deal quickly with the issue. this means no counselling, chatting, putting at ease etc of vulnerable or confused people.
Its cheaper and classed as better but that would be why many people miss out on income and benefits.
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Post by Geoffers on Apr 20, 2018 15:25:28 GMT
New series, next Thursday at 9pm.
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Post by Miranda on Apr 20, 2018 18:05:38 GMT
Is it still in the West Midlands?
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Post by cakewalk on Apr 26, 2018 20:50:55 GMT
Watching this now. What an amazing programme. So many people say they don't like reality progs, but you don't get better than this.
A wonderful 101 year old who had a fall and hurt her knees, unable to get up. Paramedics asked if she'd had whiskey with her cornflakes and and the answer was "Yes, but without the cornflakes"! Turns out she'd spent her working life as a nurse and still fully compis mentis, living independently with a care package, she appeared totally enamoured of her male paramadic!
Just one of several touching stories.
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Post by monic on Apr 26, 2018 20:53:27 GMT
I could never do the job of even the call handlers or the paramedics. Mary flirting with the paramedic was funny, felt really sorry for Nat getting the call about her daughter and then the call to the suicide. In the grip of mental health you never consider the effect on the paramedics.
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Post by Miranda on Apr 26, 2018 21:25:46 GMT
That young call handler doing her first birth was lovely. She was so calm on the phone.
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Post by Miranda on Apr 26, 2018 21:46:51 GMT
Oh god the poor dog!
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Post by Miranda on Apr 26, 2018 21:47:21 GMT
Oh god there's loads of dogs!
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Post by Geoffers on Apr 27, 2018 12:05:42 GMT
Could have done without the inside story of Nat the ambulance driver, just seemed rather intrusive though she must have agreed to it bring shown.
The rest of the stories gave the usual insight to what goes on,followed this with the 999 programme on Ch4,and with Hospital, there is a lot of these sorts of programmes at the moment.Nothing wrong with that.
Thanks goodness have never,as yet,had any experiences like those shown.
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Post by Miranda on Apr 27, 2018 13:24:09 GMT
Have to admit, I did FFD the bits with Nat and her daughter. For pretty much the same reason.
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Post by Miranda on May 3, 2018 22:29:36 GMT
Old drunken Gordon. There's a whole load of family history going on there.
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Post by Miranda on May 3, 2018 22:40:04 GMT
Bloody hell! How much beer do you have to drink to not notice you've knocked your kneecap round the back of your leg?
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Post by cakewalk on May 4, 2018 8:09:41 GMT
He said he'd been on the whiskey didn't he?
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Post by Miranda on May 4, 2018 10:05:53 GMT
He said he'd been on the whiskey didn't he? Two different cases, Cake. The kneecap belonged to the young fella they found on the street. But yeah, the old guy had been drinking whiskey. Dread to think what his sons have been through to feel the way they did about him. |
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, but even then, patients were deemed "medically fit for discharge", and we had to fight to keep them in as they wouldn't be safe at home. I remember Selina Scott sounding off about her father being discharged from Scarboro Hospital, saying that the man who had done it obviously wasn't medically qualified. He was the bed manager, and was previously a Ward manager, ie Sister. But the whole staff respond to pressure from above.There is alot of "burn out", especially with those of us who were brought up in the "caring" nhs.
, even if you've worked for 38 years! Infantilization of capable workers to demoralize them. And it all seems to be about the money, how come I never heard this in the late 70s, 80's, 90s, where has it gone? 
Anymore to come?
