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"Rudeness, not respected, not offered an update"

About: Glasgow Royal Infirmary / Elderly Medicine (12, 14, 18, 23, 29, 30, 32, 33,35 ,39 & 53)

(as a relative),

Often when I visit my mum, agency staff can’t update me. Today I chose to pick up the binder at the end of the bed.

A nurse rudely and abruptly told me it’s not for me to see and snatched it from me. I explained I was interested in how mum was doing. They said I need to ask nurses. I told them, every time I ask, no one can tell me. They then rudely said, have you asked me today? To which I walked off and sat with my mum.

I would have expected a caring nurse to offer an update and not rudely take mum's records into a room. They did not do this with anyone else’s records?

I have full Power Of Attorney (POA) and was not respected nor offered an update. Rude beyond belief and not called for.

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Response from John Carson, Chief Nurse, North Sector, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 2 years ago
John Carson
Chief Nurse, North Sector,
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Submitted on 03/01/2023 at 10:16
Published on Care Opinion at 10:16


Dear Darcy, I am so sorry to her about the attitude you encountered when visiting your mother in our wards. What is described falls way below what I would expect of our staff in terms of basic courtesy and a caring outlook. If you could send me your contact details and your mother's name and date of birth to me at the email below, I will pick up the matter with relevant service leads.

thanks for raising this and sorry about your experience.

best wishes

John Carson

Chief Nurse North Sector

john.carson@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

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