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"Burrator ward......your staff need retraining!!"

About: Derriford Hospital

After my dad was admitted to this ward he was let down by the care and nursing team. He turned from a very happy, clean kept man to a unshaven, unclean and unhappy man.On my visit from Scotland I had to shave him, clean his eyelids which were stuck together due to discharge and cover him up with blankets as he was left to bare all in a ward of 6. This was not a one- off as other family members witnessed issues when they visited him in the 2 weeks he was there. Nightmare getting any information from the nurses, one even snapped aggressively at me when I asked if dads urine bag needed emptying as it was full. Also my sister was notified my dad had passed away by a message left in her phone stating....this is Burrator Ward, your dad has died!! The guilt I now feel for letting my dad stay there will stay with me forever.......

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Response from Alison Stanton, Complaints and PALS Manager, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust 5 years ago
Alison Stanton
Complaints and PALS Manager,
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Submitted on 29/04/2019 at 07:06
Published on Care Opinion at 11:16


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I am so sorry to hear about the experience you had with your dad's care on the ward. The Head of Nursing for this area would like us to make contact with you so that we can look into the issues you have raised.

Would you be good enough to please contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 01752 439884 or 01752 432564? Alternatively, please email the team at: plh-tr.PALS@nhs.net and we can then make contact with you directly to discuss your concerns and share them with the Head of Nursing.

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