My 83 year old father was admitted as a surgical emergency for gallstones and had a stent placed. All good there, but during the admission the surgical team also abruptly cut his long term oxycodone prescription for an unrelated condition in half without a word to him.
This came to light when he was being discharged, and when I challenged this I was told it was too much hassle to change the discharge letter because the medication had already been checked. Staff also admitted not knowing why he was taking the pain medication that had been cut in half.
He is now home, back on usual dose and doing well, but I am now having an administrative nightmare getting the correct medication for him from the pharmacy due to it being changed on his records.
"Dad's long term prescription abruptly changed"
About: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France / General Surgery Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France General Surgery EH16 4SA
Posted by Daisies95 (as ),
Do you have a similar story to tell?
Tell your story & make a difference
››
Responses
See more responses from Shaun Robertson