Hospital is no place for the sick, by Sam Mason
Here's my contribution to Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD) 2017. Hospital is no place for the sick.I've told the tale of breaking my leg. Many times I told it while I was in Airedale Hospital, Yorkshire, for five weeks with a broken leg
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Not good.
Don't know whether it was due to under-staffing or simple mismanagement, but that's the sort of thing that will sooner or later cause someone big trouble. American hospitals have a daily meeting for nurses so that they can tell each other about their patients' progress. Patient charts are kept within handy reach of doctors too.
I wonder why you had to raise a stench in order to get your hands on a wheelchair? Getting you up and mobile (in order to get your blood moving so you don't develop blood clots) is a prime necessity while you heal or at least that's always what I've been told.
You having to bring in your own water bottle just doesn't make sense. Over here, patients are given their own big thermal cup to keep at their bedside so they can drink when they need to.
Gee whiz, I'm glad you survived them!
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I told my personal story of what happened in one English hospital. I've also worked, or been a visitor, in several English hospitals. My experiences as a patient in Airedale reminded me of many things in our National Health Service (NHS).
The daily meetings, and clearly- displayed medical info, that you describe Stateside, sound like typical routines over here. Somehow those things didn't make me feel included or heard.
Before, during and since my Airedale stay I've received excellent NHS care. Sometimes.
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Indeed, my hospital stay was a learning experience. Good things about who to trust.
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