Abuse in Accident and Emergency and Why Patients are dying to be treated properly

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Abuse in A/E and patients dying to be treated

Patients wait for hours and are dying to be treated but find that while waiting, such incidents occur to delay their treatment.

In Accident and Emergency a few weeks ago, a friend of mine was visiting the A/E with her son, who was in pain with a dislocated elbow. To her surprise a man was brought in by ambulance after dialing 999 for a mouth ulcer. Even more shocking was that, he was treated before my friend’s son, as he arrived by ambulance and so was considered a priority. After which he was given bonjella and sent home!

When I was working in a Northern A/E dept, a man walked in and wanted a supply of contraceptive pills as he was visiting the area for the weekend and his wife had forgotten her pills!

Another occasion a woman stinking of alcohol, explained to staff that she had been suffering from headaches for 3 weeks, and said as she was going out partying that night, could they sort it out, so she could have a good drink!

In the meantime other patient’s treatments are being delayed and some of them are dying because they did not receive the treatment they deserved.
Some leading doctors have warned that patients with terminal illnesses are being allowed to die prematurely under an NHS scheme to help end their lives.
The entire medical team treating a patient including a senior doctor make the decision that a person is “close to death”, but a group of experts who care for the terminally ill lay claim that a some patients are being incorrectly pronounced as “close to death”.

Under NHS guidance in England to help doctors and medical staff cope with dying patients, they can withdraw fluid and drugs and in extreme cases are put on continuous sedation until they die. Regrettably this can likewise masquerade the signs that their condition is improving and as treatment is withheld, the patient dies.

Some Patients are being diagnosed as being “close to death” without considersation to the fact that the diagnosis could be incorrect! Sometimes family and friends of a relative who was dying have asked for their loved one to continue treatment, as they felt the diagnosis to be wrong and in some cases the relative has gone on to be discharged back home!

Note If a patient is judged to still be able to eat or drink food and water will still be offered to them, as this is considered nursing care rather than medical intervention.

Guidelines are laid down but healthcare professionals always need to keep in mind the individual needs of patients.

"There is no one size fits all approach."

A spokesperson for the Department of Health said: “People coming to the end of their lives should have a right to high quality, compassionate and dignified care".

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