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"Catheter insertion"

About: Lanarkshire Community Services / Community Nursing Service

(as a service user),

I was asleep as normal and my catheter has came out, I phoned 111 and they said they would get a district nurse out to me within 2 hours, waited 2 hours and got a call from a GP telling me the district nurses wouldn’t be coming. I tried to explain I’m a full time Carer for my 80 year old grandmother, I cannot leave her in the house herself and with being in lockdown I can’t have people in due to her illnesses.

I then called back 111 to tell them and the nurse she would get a district nurse out again. So waited another 3 hours and get another call telling me they won’t be coming out. I’ve been fobbed off DN at least 10 times now. Always telling me I need to go back to the hospital to have it put back in, I explained and explained I can’t go because I care for my grandmother.

So now I’m sat back in retention in agony because DN aren't doing their jobs! ! I’m so sore and really at my wits end but they couldn’t show any less care.

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Response from Lesley Mallon, Risk Management Facilitator, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire 3 years ago
Lesley Mallon
Risk Management Facilitator, University Hospital Hairmyres,
NHS Lanarkshire
Submitted on 23/11/2020 at 17:04
Published on Care Opinion at 17:04


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Dear Lou1996

Thank you for sharing your feedback on Care Opinion. I am very sorry to hear of your negative experience with the district nursing service and the difficulties you are having.

In order for us to investigate this further and provide you with reassurances, I would ask you to contact our patient affairs team on 01698 858321 or via email at PatientAffairs.Primarycare@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, quoting Care Opinion 805227.

Thank you.

Lesley

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