[the truth]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19888820

Ive been banging on about this for years and I am utterly furious

In 2010, 900 people in Wales died due to blood clots they had developed in hospital, more than the deaths due to breast cancer, MRSA and HIV combined.

this means 1) it was allowed to develop without being properly checked 2) it was not detected and treated with wafrin, therefore the patient died from the clot

this is unacceptable 1000%

the main problem lies in the fact it is way too difficult to access the scanner, (its called a dopler ) to test for blood clots. the scanners are closed at weekends and after 5pm in most areas

so sometimes they give u a blood test to shut u up...a blood test does not reveal if u have a clot so thats a disgrace

also there are mobile scanners that can allow staff to test for clots in peoples homes or in mobile nhs portacabins, however that is not done.
the scan itself takes about 3 minutes. THREE MINUTES TO SAVE A LIFE

even in hospital the clots are allowed to develop, the socks are not put on properly and the clots are not detected , why?
The findings were welcomed by Dr Simon Noble, medical director for Wales for Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity.

He said the figure of 900 preventable deaths was "likely to be an underestimate" because "we are often very poor at picking up blood clots as a cause of death".
Dr Noble declined to put a figure on the number of preventable hospital-acquired thrombosis deaths in Wales but said a 2005 Commons report which estimated there were 25,000 across the UK annually suggested Wales' element of that statistic would be around 1,700.

'Devastating condition'

He added: "Patients go in to hospital to be cured. They don't go in to hospital and expect to pick up a life-threatening condition."


The assembly's health committee says 70% of deaths from clots acquired in hospitals could be prevented had proper preventative measures been in place.

yet we dont even discuss it? this is a systematic disaster, everyone is part guilty and it must be addressed. I personally feel so strongly I am currently investigating how much the mobile equipment would cost and how much it would cost to employ people to utilise the equipment as a potential business venture in mid wales.

This is just 1 example of patient neglect that is in effect killing people off in NHS hospitals, this is a bigger story than any other in this country this year!