My relative was admitted to Hairmyers hospital after a diagnosis of cancer and pain that had been unmanageable at home. He was admitted to ward 4 where he was left in a 4-bed ward in severe pain, curtains open around his bed with visitors and other patients witnessing his pain and discomfort openly. I then asked to speak to staff about his pain management and they openly discussed with me his end-of-life diagnosis and care in the corridor. Where was the privacy and dignity?
When he was admitted I brought in his medication and was reassured that his details were on the system and they would organise from the pharmacy for him. They did not and he went 3 days without his diabetic medication. Where is the care here?
A transfer to another ward only progressed to me thinking either training is outdated or some staff are so downtrodden that they have lack of empathy or sympathy. I phoned to see how my relative was, by now he is dying, to be told he was snappy and impatient and that he had to be mindful there were others on the ward who needed attention. This was not a burden to place on a relative nor on a dying patient when they are desperate for pain management.
I am so tired and saddened about the care he received and I really do not think I will recover from this. It also took a complaint to instigate a much-needed CT Scan. He was diagnosed with cancer after this and then there was a flurry of appointments and tests that should have been taken many many months previously.
My beloved is now deceased but his last months could have been better. He swore he would never go into hospital again. He did not and spent the most peaceful and pain-free days in Kilbryde Hospice. The hospice was a safe haven and staff there so dedicated to their patients.
I have a list of things that were just so sad about his days in Hairmyers hospital . A lack of care and compassion, no dignity, no privacy and the list goes on. I am broken and saddened by it all I really am.
"I am broken and saddened by it all"
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