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Resistance See other Resistance Articles Title: Geezer warehousing - a world-wide travesty Serious concerns have been raised by the NHS care regulator about the way some hospitals in England look after elderly patients. The Care Quality Commission said three had failed to meet legal standards for giving patients enough food and drink and treating them in a dignified way. They were Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, the Royal Free, in London, and Ipswich. The CQC, which carried out unannounced inspections, also raised concerns about three other NHS hospitals. The commission has published the first 12 results of 100 such inspections. While its inspectors said there had been many examples of people being treated with respect and given excellent care, in other cases people had not been helped to eat and drink, "with their care needs not assessed and their dignity not respected". All six hospitals about which concerns were raised must now say how and when they will improve. The worst three offenders will have to improve or face action from the regulator. Continue reading the main story Elderly care in the spotlight This is the first report of the Care Quality Commission's Dignity and Nutrition programme It covers 12 hospitals and by September the full picture of the rest for the country will be revealed Of the 12 that were looked at, three were found to be failing essential standards Another three had less serious failings, the regulator said All six have been told to come up with plans to rectify the situation The programme was started following a request by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley following concerns raised by the Patients Association Prescribing water The inspections looked at nutrition and found cases of patients not being helped to eat, poor monitoring of patients' weight and people not being given enough to drink, with water being out of reach for long periods of time. In one case, a member of staff at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said they had to prescribe water on medical charts to ensure patients got enough to drink. Inspectors also looked at dignity and respect, noting that elderly patients were sometimes not involved in their own care and were given no explanation of the treatment they were to receive or asked for consent. Staff also treated people in a disrespectful way, spooning food into their mouths without engaging them. One man told inspectors that staff "talk to me as if I'm daft". Click to play Chief Executive John Rostill, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals: "This is a real wake up call" The reports acknowledge examples of excellent care where treatment was explained in a way patients could understand and they were treated with respect and dignity. Jo Williams, chair of the CQC, said the inspections had built a detailed picture of the care being received by elderly patients in NHS hospitals in England. "Many of these reports describe people being 'cared for' in the truest sense. Sadly, however, some detail omissions which add up to a failure to meet basic needs - people not spoken to with respect, not treated with dignity, and not receiving the help they need to eat or drink. "These are not difficult things to get right - and the fact that staff are still failing to do so is a real concern. These are the basics that help ensure every patient is treated like an individual - not a nuisance to be ignored or a task that must be completed. "This is what we expect for ourselves and for our own families, and what every patient should expect from the people who care for them." Enforcement powers Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said that everyone admitted to hospital deserved to be treated as an individual, with compassion and dignity. "The inspection teams have seen some exemplary care, but some hospitals are not even getting the basics right. That is unacceptable. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote What the inspectors observed on that day was not acceptable and it has been something we have taken very seriously indeed” Helen Blanchard Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust "Where the inspections uncovered appalling levels of care, the CQC will be able to use its enforcement powers to ensure that real improvements are made." One of the hospitals found to have problems was the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. In a statement the hospital said it was disappointed by the CQC report, but that it took the findings very seriously. "Following the CQC's concerns, we immediately implemented an action plan to make sure we comply with both the letter and the spirit of the standards," it said. "As part of the action plan, we are rolling out a programme of 'nurse rounding' which ensures that every patient is reviewed by a nurse at least once an hour to ensure their comfort and needs are met. "We will continue to ensure that all measures are taken to respect patients' privacy, dignity and confidentiality and patients are put at the centre of communication about their care." Siobhan Jordan, director of nursing at the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, said: "The trust was disappointed by, but responsive to, the findings of the review team. Much work is under way within the trust, particularly focusing on meeting the needs of the older person. "The trust recognises the value of the regulator's unannounced visit and continues to focus on improving care at the hospital." Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said it was "extremely disappointed" by the findings and had already shown "significant improvements". Apology Director of nursing and midwifery Helen Blanchard said: "I'd like to apologise to the patients and their families that were affected by the care that this report refers to. "What the inspectors observed on that day was not acceptable and it has been something we have taken very seriously indeed." She said the findings were an unpleasant surprise because service on the wards concerned had been traditionally "very good". The trust would continue to carry out its own unannounced ward visits to monitor standards, she added. Providing decent care for seniors outside of family would require many more caregivers, take even larger chunk of the state budget than now going for health care. Would leave no money for countries like Britain, US, Canada to fight wars for Israel. Probably the best option is to build large, multiple family houses which provide sufficient privacy for young, middle aged and oldsters, with at least two middle aged families residing so someone is always available to look after the very young and very old.
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Naw, just buy'em a trailer in FL, and let the hurricanes do God's work.
"The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor" - Ronald Reagan
What needs to happen, is the seniors of the world, the ones who can't care for themselves, need to be taken to a tropical island where they can convalesce til the end of their days. Starting with everyone over the age of 50, in Washington DC. That way we can get rid of the geriatric traitors to this country first, and replace them with younger people who haven't been in the employ of Israel for 50 years.
"Call Me Ishmael" -Ishmael, A character from the book "Moby Dick" 1851. "Call Me Fishmeal" -Osama Bin Laden, A character created by the CIA, and the world's Hide And Seek Champion 2001-2011. -Tommythemadartist
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
That's odd, nothing in the reports about seniors drugged to oblivion with their faces in their mashed potatoes?
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