Can i start with i received great care . From all the nursing staff all the doctors brilliant. Love them all for the work they did on me . Now as for the ward . Bangkok Hilton dose not come close. Were to start . The average age on my ward was 75 to 85 + . I am 64 . I was in for 7 days . I had no sleep for 5 of them . The was a man with Alzheimer's. Who would stats at night shouting for 3 to 5 hours. On the second night i was beginning for a sleeping tablet and was refused . I pulled a chair on to the landing as i could take no more I got moved to another ward next day to be followed by the man with Alzheimer's . No tvs the windows just a concern wall in frount of them . The bit of music came from a 4 inch clock radio no news papers no visitors cut off from the world in that ward not good . All the men ware warring bags . The ward toilets stunk . No internet. No visitors. No news papers no tv. But the was a big clock so we could watch ever minute pass . Christmas day Christmas dinner. To a man it was sent back as not one of us could face it . We all needed sleep . I got two nights sleeping tablets. First night i woke up at 3 am to find security on the ward to try and stop the man with Alzheimer's . One night he had the nurse's in a head lock . I had depression when i went in . Thank god cos if i had not i would have had it when i left . I sat on the bed one night in tears begging to go home , the night staff got me though that . I was going to sign my self out . But my wife stopped me . The was one old man there he was terrified ever night. So for my first long stay in hospital i would not recommend . And if i spent more time on this a could do 3 more pages . But i have reported it to my mental heath worker . As for the food . I was never asked what i would like untill the 5 day .
"7 days of hell on a ward "
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