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My 92 yr old dad is end of life. We have been here before. He was in another hospital, back in August, with pneumonia. My two sisters and I, in full PPE, were allowed in, to spend time with him. Miraculously, he survived, though he has needed daily care.

He has been going downhill, this past couple months. My dad has always made it clear, that he wanted to die at home. But he became acutely unwell, over last weekend, with two bad falls. Doctor came on Monday and said best to be in hospital. Took 7.5 hrs for ambulance. Despite living next door to RAH, he was eventually taken to IRH, which is a good half hr away. From caring for him intensely, for several months, we have now not seen him all of this week. I got to speak very briefly midweek, but he was confused and kept asking me when I was to pick him up! It was very upsetting as my dad is normally, fully ‘there’. He is so very frail, as he has barely eaten for weeks. My dad dedicated his life to the NHS, as a psychiatric nurse... I don’t want him lying there, feeling abandoned by his family. If it was your dad, would you? One of the managers in RAH, got my sisters and I in last time my dad was dying, I am praying someone can do the same at IRH, someone who will do everything in their power to get us in to see our dying dad. I know we are still in pandemic, but if in full PPE, we would surely be fine. Because of caring for our dad we have followed every rule for the year, please, please someone help us?