[DrunkerThanMoses]

My gramps had a fall last year and the ambulance didn’t show up for 6/7 hours as apparently he was not major as he knew his name and dob. They said not to move him buts annoying as what if he fell outside in the cold. He was lucky he was inside but he had vomit and **** all over him because of the fall so had to clean him up without trying to move him too much ;(

[michael21]

There lots of ways to look at this you could blam the carer or the carer company policy but why is that policy in places it for the safety of there clients when some one old fall you could pick them up and put then in a bed or chair but what use Is that the hospital we check all things why did she fall what can be done so this dose not happen again

Also with out the carer who know how long she could have been there


When you call 999 2 hours is to long to wait

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by michael21

There lots of ways to look at this you could blam the carer or the carer company policy but why is that policy in places it for the safety of there clients when some one old fall you could pick them up and put then in a bed or chair but what use Is that the hospital we check all things why did she fall what can be done so this dose not happen again

Also with out the carer who know how long she could have been there


When you call 999 2 hours is to long to wait

It's standard policy to not to move someone if they have fallen, as your friend was unaware of this, the company are not providing proper training, its not her fault that she couldn't wait if she had other people to get to, that is what her manager is there to sort out

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Cherie

It's standard policy to not to move someone if they have fallen, as your friend was unaware of this, the company are not providing proper training, its not her fault that she couldn't wait if she had other people to get to, that is what her manager is there to sort out

His friend was aware not to move someone who has fallen.

[joeysteele]

This I have come across many times.
The ambulance wait is fairly standard unless you can say the patient is unconscious or not breathing.
It takes a fair while to go through the questions fired at you for starters.

The carer wasn't to blame.
They are often working to tight timings.
Not much chance to be flexible.

The only possible solution here is if a neighbour could have been able to stay with her.

The whole social care system can be horrendous in circumstances like this.
Far from improving, it appears to be getting worse.

Really it's disgraceful this Lady was left up to 2 hours in this plight.
Really awful.

However it's a far more regular occurrence than is thought or even believed.
Massive improvements are needed across the board as to the social care set up.
Massive.

[thesheriff443]

The company’s that look after elderly people in their homes bid for the contracts from the local council and their are lots of companies putting in tenders that are competitive to try and win the contract.

Wot they will provide as a service for the price they will charge is all in the contact that is seen by the council.

[Beso]

EU red tape I'm afraid.

[michael21]

Originally Posted by parmnion

EU red tape I'm afraid.

She dose like to be tie up but that a whole diffent thread

[Babayaro.]

With my work, if the person we support has a fall then like your friend, we are not supposed to help them up and instead ask if they can get theirselves up (this is mainly to keep us safe as lifting a person obviously has its physical risks). If they cannot, then an ambulance will need to be called. But to leave the person all alone is very negligent tbh, especially someone that vulnerable. Luckily I haven't experienced it, but if a person I was supporting did have a minor fall, I would probably go against company policy and help them up, just to save the hassle of getting an ambulance out. Obviously if there's clear damage/injury then it would be different.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by michael21

So she goes to old people house and help them



On her round one of the old lady's she care for had a bad fall she not aloud to help her up as its her company policy she rang 999 and they said the ambulance would be 2 hours she phone her office and there said to ut a pillow and Blanket on her and then carry on with her rounds the old lady has a key safe so all 999 people can get in to the house



By friend was sad she had to leave her there

Any update on the person in question ?


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[Livia]

It's appalling that people have to call an ambulance if someone falls. Newham has roughly the same number of ambulances as it had forty years ago. They've built Beckton since then and built God knows how many houses on every bit of spare land. The population must have doubled. But they have the same number of ambulances they had back then. So next time there's an inquiry into why the ambulance was late, maybe someone could tell them that they need more ambulances.

[michael21]

Omg one of the carer who work fir the same company was on a night call and her car get attack

[michael21]

My friend

[Cherie]

Horrendous, you wouldn’t treat an animal like that would you, just leave them lying on their own in pain.