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"No assistance with communication"

About: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus / Accident and emergency

(as the patient),

When I have arrived at the NUH A&E for mental health issue, the A&E department was aware of my Profoundly Deafness and I require a form of communication either a BSL interpreter or Mask Removal for Lipreading but they have refused to offer me both. As I do require one of them communication methods, they have contacted the Mental health team within the hospital and they have informed A&E that I could have the masks removed so I can lipread but they refused and kept me in the department till very late morning without having any support or treatment which has affected my mental health even more because I felt even more isolated and punished by the nurses and doctors. Even tho, when I was waiting for the Mental health team, the A&E nurses have refused them to see me because I don't have the correct method of communication as they was willing for me to see them with lipreading but NUH has refused it and told me to leave. 

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Response from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 2 years ago
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Submitted on 04/02/2022 at 16:57
Published on Care Opinion at 16:57


Thank you for taking the time to write and share this feedback. We understand how important it is for all patients to be able to communicate with and understand what is being said to them by our staff, and I’m very sorry that on this occasion you did not feel supported in your communication needs. We would very much appreciate the opportunity to find out more from you about what happened so we can investigate your concerns – please contact us at QMCPET@nuh.nhs.uk so we can get more information from you.

Kind regards

Anita Morley
Deputy Matron, Emergency Department

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