tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894771369574668254.post3635192794861431822..comments2023-05-12T04:04:02.729-07:00Comments on Liverpool Care Pathway: A National Scandal: Liverpool Care Pathway – "So This Is Christmas..."Eldoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16160281149545272697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894771369574668254.post-23286585447090723512012-12-26T02:47:40.100-08:002012-12-26T02:47:40.100-08:00I forgot to add: Merry Christmas!I forgot to add: Merry Christmas!Harlow bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534534725558939316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894771369574668254.post-91013108909069885242012-12-26T02:20:09.509-08:002012-12-26T02:20:09.509-08:00Here's what the Morning Star has to say about ...Here's what the Morning Star has to say about the appalling treatment of sick people in the two Worcestershire hospitals concerned.<br /><br />"A nightmare NHS Trust in charge of a hospital where a man starved to death is buckling under the strain of PFI debt, campaigners said yesterday." <br /><br />"...Layers Leigh Day and Co sued the Trust 15 months ago on behalf of badly treated patients after the scandal was exposed by the Care Quality Commission."<br /><br />Health Emergency Information officer John Lister said: "The Trust is laden with PFI debt." "Such financial problems would have an enormous impact on staff numbers and the quality of care it delivers," he said.<br /><br />"There's no excuse for individual failings in care but what must not happen is the wake of this is the scapegoat of a handful of nurses while the systematic failings of management are ignored."<br /><br />"...Last September the morning Star reported that the trust was one of 22 that could have its finances wrecked by PFI debt and government cuts. "<br /><br />My question is: how can the use of LCP, in hospitals governed by trusts in this sort of state, possibly result in anything but more appalling treatment of sick and disabled patients - and even more scandals?Harlow bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534534725558939316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894771369574668254.post-26433830002267066412012-12-26T02:01:02.980-08:002012-12-26T02:01:02.980-08:00Another week, another appalling scandal in the NHS...Another week, another appalling scandal in the NHS. <br /><br />"reminiscent of the Victorian workhouse"<br /><br />Without defending workhouses, I've read that in those institutions there was always someone to sit with, help and comfort those who were sick or dying. Another inmate or member of staff would be on hand to ensure each patient in the workhouse hospital was fed, watered and, where needed, had assistance with their toilet rquirements. <br /><br />Leaving patients in the disgusting conditions found in too many NHS hospitals these days is a scandal that seems to be unique to the present, allegedly modern, age. <br />Harlow bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534534725558939316noreply@blogger.com