Summary
GOOD, basic care is a human right which should begin with a child's first cry and end with a person's last breath.
Which is why a report by the Health Service Ombudsman this week, showing some horrific neglect of elderly patients in the NHS, is so shocking.See the full content of this document
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We Need to All Care for Our Old Folk in Hospital
The 10 cases highlighted in the report make for heartbreaking reading.
One woman arrived at a Tyneside care home from Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital a stone lighter, highly distressed and soaked in urine after three months in the hospital.Another woman spent 13 weeks in Southampton University Ho...See the full content of this document
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