Stafford Hospital

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhss-darkest-day-five-more-hospitals-under-investigation-for-neglect-as-report-blames-failings-at-every-level-for-1200-deaths-at-stafford-hospital-8482566.html

The inquiry is done, the usual apologies announced, and "Lessons have been learned" expressed.

But should it be allowed to diminish from the headlines, before those who have been directly or indirectly involved in the untimely deaths of these patients, are forced to face charges?

[Zeuhl]

I don't think the relatives action group are going to give up now

I understand a number of doctors and nurses are currently being interviewed about their actions at the time.

It may be that ripples up to a prevailing 'culture' or management regime but initially it must focus on those people who ignored the patients' calls for help, walked past people who were lying in their own filth etc etc

[emmie]

it won't and hasn't diminished from the headlines, and quite frankly it's up to the families of the patients who were treated so appallingly to take them for every penny, compensation won't bring their loved ones back but let's be honest no one should be subjected to such inhumane treatment in a hospital, NHS or private.

[Gromit]

The people responsible have quietly left and taken posts elsewhere or played the too stressed to help answer questions to the reports' authors. Let us remember that the fatalities were the equivalent of 3 jumbo jets crashing and killing everyone on board. Yet there seems to be little desire to find out what went wrong and whos decissions let to that state.

We have far too many layers of management in all levels of our society, yet absolutely no one taking resonsibility. It is the same in Hospitals, banking, parliament, the BBC.

They always say lessons have been learnt but they have haven't.

[pdq1]

Many of the faults can be put down to government.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/140065/Degree-nurses-could-get-too-posh-to-wash

[atalanta]

One thing I can't understand is why the problem was not picked up by the local newspapers ? If I didn't get the answers I needed from the hospital in such a case, I'd go first to my MP and then to the local newspapers. I'd ask each one how many other notifications they had had from people equally affected, and I'd make a point of insisting that they collect further examples until there are so many that they simply have to go public. Now I want to know - Did editors of local newsappers get letters, and did they publish them ? Surely that would be an irresistible story for the front page - week after week.
Or did they get such letters and decide not to use them ?
How far did these conspiracies of silence reach ?

[DaisyNonna]

Lessons may have been learned but are they going to be acted upon?
Who learned the lessons? Who is in a position to make a difference?

[giveup]

Whatever went on at the top,surely the nurses could have at least kept the people clean and comfortable. They should all be ashamed.