My father is in his 90s, and was admitted to Northern General Hospital Elderly Patient ward recently.
The nurses on the ward were great, but despite me saying to every member of staff I met to look after his false teeth and hearing aid (as his false teeth had been lost during a previous admission), after 2 days his hearing aid was lost, and could not be found.
The charge nurse told me that this is a massive problem and happens all the time. If this is the case, why is no-one addressing this problem? It is extremely isolating for anyone using a hearing aid to be without it, and is surely part of their health care.
It also necessitates replacement, at some cost to the NHS, taking up valuable appointments and causing further difficulty to my father who then has to travel to appointments.
What is so difficult about putting a hearing aid into a container for safe keeping, and whatever happened to treating the whole patient?
"Loss of hearing aid"
About: Northern General Hospital / Older people's healthcare Northern General Hospital Older people's healthcare S5 7AU
Posted by Olivercat (as ),
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