My daughter was on Rose ward for the last 3 months. I am concerned that she had to go to A& E 6 times in that period. 3 times for acts of self harm where she had access to materials she shouldnt have and was on a one to one. For example a can of drink and medication. She also managed to act on suicidal throughts because her 1: 1 did not go into the bathroom with her. These are all serious incidents that could have resulted in her death. Staff were not vigilant, doing 1: 1 properly and being given proper handovers.
My daughter became more unwell the longer she stayed on Rose Ward I think through lack of stimulation. They have a wall with activities on but these do not happen apart from PAT dog, I was told this was through lack of OT. Not my daughters problem, there were no groups such as mindfulness or coping skills and no therapy. It was a long boring endless day for my 18 year old daughter who has been stuck in hospital for a very long time. She came to Rose Ward because she was waiting for a therapuetic residential she got so bad she has ended up going to another hospital. I am writing this because I don't want what I feel is neglect to happen to another patient, I fear that there will mean serious harm to others on this ward due to incompetence and lack of due care when caring out 1; 1. Also how are people supposed to get better when they are not given anything to do or helped to cope with negative thoughts and feelings.
"Safety and lack of stimulation"
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