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"Traumatising experience "

About: William Harvey Hospital (Ashford)

I was transferred for observation from a&e late in the evening. Once on the ward, I spoke with a doctor on duty, amongst other symptoms, I talk about frequent fainting, that it often happens in the morning after waking up and described how does it manifest step by step.

In the morning, just after I woke up, I fainted in my chair. Ward nurse imitatly rose an alarm and started resuscitation procedure before checking my vitals. Whole drama unfolded in front of all other patients. I did not required resuscitation and when the nurse realised that, she shouted that I am just faking and left me as I was middle of the ward. She informed everyone that I was "choosing " to lay down in undignifing, uncomfortable and unsafe position, and instructed other nursing staff and assistants to not helping me. I did not required resuscitation, I fainted. Ward staff duty was to check and record my vitals and report to a doctor. Instead she humiliated me and repeatedly called me "mentally ill". I was not mentally ill and I was not faking! That incopetent cruel nurse was a disgrace of NHS.

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Response from Josh Page, Patient Feedback Co-Ordinator, Patient Voice and Involvement, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust 2 days ago
Josh Page
Patient Feedback Co-Ordinator, Patient Voice and Involvement,
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 23/06/2025 at 16:02
Published on Care Opinion at 16:02


Thank you so much for passing on your feedback.

I am so sorry to read that you had such a terrible experience.

If your willing would you like to contact my department which is the Patient Voice & Involvement Team via our email address which is ekhuft.patientvoice@nhs.net and we will try to pass on your query to the appropriate staff to look into your concerns.

This is not the way we would expect any of our patients to be treated.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Josh

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