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About: Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

My husband was taken to hospital in June with auto immune pancreatitis , he's diabetic so his blood sugars were high he was put on a ward after coming through A and E . In the week following he was given a ct scan his blood sugars were sorted then he was sent home , nothing done about the pancreatitis or CT scan . Two weeks later we are down the same road back in hospital high blood sugar and pancreatitis this time they took a look at the scan they had done last time , they sent in gastro Drs and pain Drs neither of them had discussed my husbands problem so neither had a plan . They decided to perform a pain block this was arranged for two weeks later so again he was sent home . Two days before the pain block we had to call the ambulance again and he was taken back in with yet another pancreatic attack . He was told on the day of the op it couldn't be done . He was in a side room alone and was often forgotten only getting one cup of tea a day and sometimes they forgot his meals , he was on two hourly medication but was lucky if he got it twice a day . He couldn't shower himself and no one to help so he had to wait for me to help him . After a week of trying I eventually got to speak to a surgeon who said we are referring him to addenbrooks , why wasn't this done in the first place we have wasted weeks when that should have been done way back in June when he was first admitted . He was sent home yet again only this time his condition was worse than when he went in as he couldn't walk and his stomach is swollen , so now he's in a wheelchair and bedridden most days , we have an appt for a CT scan at addenbrooks tomorrow and a consultation in two weeks time , but this was arranged by us and our GP . If the CT scan shows anything they should have picked up in Norwich we will not be pleased and would consider taking it higher . There's no communication between consultants . We left the place feeling that's another ten days we've just wasted . Very disappointed with the place , gives you no confidence in the hospital whatsoever .

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Response from Janice Bradfield, Senior Communications and Membership Manager, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 7 years ago
Janice Bradfield
Senior Communications and Membership Manager,
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 10/10/2016 at 15:40
Published on Care Opinion at 16:26


Dear Family Member

We are very sorry to hear about the delays in getting the right care for your husband and the poor care on the ward in terms of including him at mealtimes. If you would like to talk to us in more detail, or make a complaint, please get in touch with our Patient Advice and Liaison Service in the first instance and they can advise you on the way forward. To contact PALS, email pals@nnuh.nhs.uk

Kind regards

Janice Bradfield

Senior Communications Manager

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