[the truth]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35090879

falsifying over 50 patients records, failing to check their bloods for over 24 hours (should have been every 2 hours) causing enormous pain and suffering

Lets hope they weed out the many other corrupt nurses and sub standard members of staff in the nhs...thus saving lives and making patients lives better....also weeding them out will make the work of the majority of great nhs staff much easier...when you work with selfish lazy scum like this it puts pressure on the good workers and of course betrays the sick vulnerable patients and destroys the confidence and reputation of the NHS....new labour had a dreadful pattern of brushing nhs corruption under the carpet...so we ended up with the highest mrsa levels in the world (70 times higher than Sweden) and 1000s of people dying of neglect (over 1000 died of thirst in Stafford) the nhs staff are NOT all angels of mercy and it was evil of new labour to suggest it was just to suck up to the unions for votes

get the truth out there always and everyone wins in the long run...lets hope more corrupt nhs go to jail

[Johnnyuk123]

Hi Truth, i was one of those patients. When i broke my ankle many years ago the day after surgery i had problems. My leg was so swollen that i had an open cast. 2 of 32 staples in my ankle had burst during the night and i lost enough blood to the point that i needed blood. I had double vision, told my surgeon something wasn't right and nothing was done. I physically lifted my leg from the open cast in a lot of pain to show the nurses that something was wrong.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Johnnyuk123

Hi Truth, i was one of those patients. When i broke my ankle many years ago the day after surgery i had problems. My leg was so swollen that i had an open cast. 2 of 32 staples in my ankle had burst during the night and i lost enough blood to the point that i needed blood. I had double vision, told my surgeon something wasn't right and nothing was done. I physically lifted my leg from the open cast in a lot of pain to show the nurses that something was wrong.

Im very sorry to hear of your suffering at the hands of these sub standard nhs staff. How are you doing now? Did you recover? did you expose these people? Compassion is so often missing on some nhs wards....the buck is always passed either to politicians or to budgets etc but there is no legitimate excuse for ignoring and neglecting patients the way they did with you. I have similar stories involving myself and members of my family and friends. the left absolutely silenced this corruption for 13 years and certain nhs staff members simply covered it all up and covered each others backs in the most despicable corrupt callous and frankly evil manner. over 60% of doctors said they felt too intimidated to speak up themselves for fear of reprisals (ie false allegations made against them etc) I recall one time I was in hospital with a swollen leg and suspected blood clot, I was told on arrival the dopler machine was broken so I couldn't be tested for a clot? after 5 long days of being ignored I hopped out of my bed to try and find a nurse and eventually found one and demanded I have a scan..5 minutes later a porter arrives and takes me to the machine..i ask the guy at the dopler machine whats been wrong with it for 5 days? his answer...NOTHING....so Ive been laid in bed with a potential clot for 5 days with warfarin injections in my stomach for no reason? erm yes he replied. just 1 small story of many

The nhs must always have a strong anonymous complaints procedure and strong ombudsman which again was sub standard for years. nurses should not only be employed for their qualifications but their character. the word nurse means to care for people and try to make them better. thorough character studies should be made on these people before they are let loose on wards on innocent patients

[Johnnyuk123]

Originally Posted by the truth

Im very sorry to hear of your suffering at the hands of these sub standard nhs staff. How are you doing now? Did you recover? did you expose these people? Compassion is so often missing on some nhs wards....the buck is always passed either to politicians or to budgets etc but there is no legitimate excuse for ignoring and neglecting patients the way they did with you. I have similar stories involving myself and members of my family and friends. the left absolutely silenced this corruption for 13 years and certain nhs staff members simply covered it all up and covered each others backs in the most despicable corrupt callous and frankly evil manner. over 60% of doctors said they felt too intimidated to speak up themselves for fear of reprisals (ie false allegations made against them etc) I recall one time I was in hospital with a swollen leg and suspected blood clot, I was told on arrival the dopler machine was broken so I couldn't be tested for a clot? after 5 long days of being ignored I hopped out of my bed to try and find a nurse and eventually found one and demanded I have a scan..5 minutes later a porter arrives and takes me to the machine..i ask the guy at the dopler machine whats been wrong with it for 5 days? his answer...NOTHING....so Ive been laid in bed with a potential clot for 5 days with warfarin injections in my stomach for no reason? erm yes he replied. just 1 small story of many

The nhs must always have a strong anonymous complaints procedure and strong ombudsman which again was sub standard for years. nurses should not only be employed for their qualifications but their character. the word nurse means to care for people and try to make them better. thorough character studies should be made on these people before they are let loose on wards on innocent patients

Hi truth, yes i did recover once they realized that something was wrong. I had a blood transfusion which sorted my problem out but prior to that i was on a drip for the pain that didn't stop the actual pain. I was told that i would have a permanant limp because my ankle was a double break. I don't limp because i did everything possible to get my health back. My surgeon came to visit me the day after my operation and he didn't speak english. A Brazilian surgeon. On meeting me after the op he grabbed my big toe to check my reaction. I kicked him in the face with my other foot. He didn't like it but i said if you do that again i will somehow raise both my feet and knock you out. He understood that.

[DemolitionRed]

When my sister was pregnant with her third child and her waters broke, she headed to the hospital. Anyone who's had a baby knows how it is when your waters brake; there really is no mistaking it but she was told by medical staff that her waters hadn't broken and was sent home. Three days later she had a dry birth but she was told that her and her newborn son were fine and sent home the same day. She asked the paediatrician why her son was making a strange noise with his throat but was told that some babies make such noises and it was nothing to worry about.

Two days later her son died in her arms. They called it a cot death but the post mortem showed acute infection which had caused liver, kidney and lung damage. The coroner said it was very likely the cause of her waters breaking early and that his death could of been avoided if staff had taken proper precautions when my sister first reported her waters breaking.

She was advised not to sue but was told, if she decided to go ahead, it would be a case that could take years and the likelihood is, they would just close ranks and nothing would come of it.

[Kizzy]

Shocking DR, what a traumatic experience unimaginable what they must have gone through.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Merry Kizzmas

Shocking DR, what a traumatic experience unimaginable what they must have gone through.

Thank you Kizzy and yes, how does one get over the death of a child, especially when that child was perfectly savable in the right hands.

At least the staff involved were shamed at the inquest and perhaps them having to live with the mistakes they made are enough. I believe my sister was right not to sue because no amount of compensation would of helped an iota but the one thing she never got...and this is so wrong...is an apology.

[Kizzy]

I have no idea, there was a distinct shift from 93 when I had my first child I was kept in prior to the birth due to high BP and kept 4 days after too. In 97 it was horrible sent home twice, admitted as an emergency and discharged 4hrs after the birth :/
There was also an issue with my consultant, now struck off.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Thank you Kizzy and yes, how does one get over the death of a child, especially when that child was perfectly savable in the right hands.

At least the staff involved were shamed at the inquest and perhaps them having to live with the mistakes they made are enough. I believe my sister was right not to sue because no amount of compensation would of helped an iota but the one thing she never got...and this is so wrong...is an apology.

I can only echo in full,the fully correct words that Kizzy said to youon this serious issue and sad loss for your Sister.
I agree wholeheartedly she should have at at the very least an apology.
Awful,these things just should not happen.
As you say she had been at the hospital.

This thread should command respect for the issues that can be raised as to hospital and nursing negligence,I don't often agree with the opening poster but he makes very strong and valid points on this very serious issue in his opening post.

[joeysteele]

[QUOTE=Merry Kizzmas;8355218]I have no idea, there was a distinct shift from 93 when I had my first child I was kept in prior to the birth due to high BP and kept 4 days after too. In 97 it was horrible sent home twice, admitted as an emergency and discharged 4hrs after the birth :/
There was also an issue with my consultant, now struck off.[/QUOTE]

Good that he is Kizzy, another set of events that should not take place.
I am just pleased for you that it ended better than the atrocious and unnecessary loss of a child for DemolitionReds Sister.

Thanks to you and DemRed for sharing those 2 things with us too.

[Kizzy]

[QUOTE=joeysteele;8355239]

Originally Posted by Merry Kizzmas

I have no idea, there was a distinct shift from 93 when I had my first child I was kept in prior to the birth due to high BP and kept 4 days after too. In 97 it was horrible sent home twice, admitted as an emergency and discharged 4hrs after the birth :/
There was also an issue with my consultant, now struck off.[/QUOTE]

Good that he is Kizzy, another set of events that should not take place.
I am just pleased for you that it ended better than the atrocious and unnecessary loss of a child for DemolitionReds Sister.

Thanks to you and DemRed for sharing those 2 things with us too.

Thank you very much Joey x

[the truth]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

When my sister was pregnant with her third child and her waters broke, she headed to the hospital. Anyone who's had a baby knows how it is when your waters brake; there really is no mistaking it but she was told by medical staff that her waters hadn't broken and was sent home. Three days later she had a dry birth but she was told that her and her newborn son were fine and sent home the same day. She asked the paediatrician why her son was making a strange noise with his throat but was told that some babies make such noises and it was nothing to worry about.

Two days later her son died in her arms. They called it a cot death but the post mortem showed acute infection which had caused liver, kidney and lung damage. The coroner said it was very likely the cause of her waters breaking early and that his death could of been avoided if staff had taken proper precautions when my sister first reported her waters breaking.

She was advised not to sue but was told, if she decided to go ahead, it would be a case that could take years and the likelihood is, they would just close ranks and nothing would come of it.

That is absolutely horrific. I am truly shocked and saddened to hear that. How is your sister now?