A MESSAGE TO AN UNKNOWN AMU DOCTOR
I want to let you know what you have done when you spoke with, and broke, my wife two days ago.
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I want to let you know what you have done when you spoke with, and broke, my wife two days ago.
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You asked in accusatory terms why her nursing home had sent a patient to you:
The person was assessed in need of hospital admission by a paramedic crew, and would benefit from active treatment
We were upset by your implication that care home residents should not be admitted
The person was assessed in need of hospital admission by a paramedic crew, and would benefit from active treatment
We were upset by your implication that care home residents should not be admitted
You asked if she had nurses in her home, and she replied that she did not know.
Approximately 50% of her staff are off sick right now. She is not sure that she will be able to stay staffed. Her clients may need to be sent into your care. This worries us more than anything.
Approximately 50% of her staff are off sick right now. She is not sure that she will be able to stay staffed. Her clients may need to be sent into your care. This worries us more than anything.
You asked why she did not provide her staff with PPE. This is because her orders for PPE were cancelled and instead were sent to prioritise NHS staff like you.
You asked what she had done to protect her patients from an outbreak.
She has done as much as she could, but when you and your colleagues discharged patients to her who had not been screened for COVID, this did little to help minimise the risks in her home.
She has done as much as she could, but when you and your colleagues discharged patients to her who had not been screened for COVID, this did little to help minimise the risks in her home.
When she said she was under pressure you said that "YOUR'RE under pressure: WE'RE the NHS".
I work in the same trust as you, but you know nothing of her world.
I know that you are not in the least bit busy in comparison to her and her staff.
I work in the same trust as you, but you know nothing of her world.
I know that you are not in the least bit busy in comparison to her and her staff.
You huffily insisted that this patient would be discharged back within 24 hours.
You are working in a near empty hospital. The care home is running on skeleton / bank staff and has none of your resources.
The patient is safer, and can more readily be cared for where she is.
You are working in a near empty hospital. The care home is running on skeleton / bank staff and has none of your resources.
The patient is safer, and can more readily be cared for where she is.
At the end of all this, you had the temerity to ask my wife if SHE cared about the person.
You are a disgrace.
You are a disgrace.
