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Lack of home care for post-op Parkinson's patient

Posted By parker256

"Lack of home care for post-op Parkinson's patient"

About: Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital / Trauma and Orthopaedics Suffolk County Council

(as a friend),

80 year old neighbour Parkinson's patient, total hip replacement before Xmas - lost most of his cognitive function and sent home into the care of his 91 year old wife.

Carers in the morning - no help with physio or toileting. Sitting in a chair hallucinating and getting pressure ulcers on his sacrum.

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Response from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 9 years ago
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 12/01/2015 at 18:58
Published on Care Opinion on 13/01/2015 at 09:15

Thank you for sharing this feedback. We are concerned to hear this and would be grateful if you would send some details to feedback@nnuh.nhs.uk so that we can look into this.

Update posted by parker256 (a friend)

Thank you, I have. And this is in no way criticism of the Trust! More the wider system and disjoint between the acute and social services. I have been in touch with his GP and he is being admitted to a cottage hosp in Newmarket

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