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"We do have a good healthcare system. The NHS is very good at providing healthcare, compared to a lot of other countries. However, looking at the future, are we going to have the right workforce to continue providing the care that we are providing now?"
"The number of people who are just absolutely desperate for a chat or something just outside of their room...some kind of support while they're in there. Extra activities or just someone to go around and talk to people. I find that, especially with elderly people, they're much more likely to get a...read more
"I think what needs addressing is home care in our community. I think it's absolutely shocking... it's three or four visits of 10 to 15 minutes a time. And it's not enough, it's not practical."
"[When] my mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, she was expected to go with the treatment. Because she refused we were just kind of brushed off."
"When I first had my breakdown, I went to my GPs. The first GP I saw was very dismissive of me and was like, 'Look, I'll sign you off for two weeks. But everybody has stress problems...it looks like you're gonna have to really think about whether you should be working there.' "
"When I started, when I was a nursing assistant doing my training, I could spend an hour one to one with my patients on the ward. And now you'd be lucky to have 10 minutes with somebody."
"I was bed bound for three days. I had drains in. I wasn't allowed to sit up, get out of bed or anything. She left my tea, my trolley, at the side of my bed, put my knife and fork on my chest and just walked off and left me."
"When you get people who go above and beyond patient care, the way they talk to you is respectable...It really does highlight when there's other times where people are less appropriate when they talk to you about certain things."
"We've had 32 or 34 different carers come from the same agency. And, no, there's no liaising. There's no communication... it's all over the place. "
"When I got unwell, the GP actually said to me 'You have no reason to be depressed. You have food, you have a roof over your head, you have no reason to be depressed.' It's like okay, well, there's no point in me being here. I'm just gonna go and...read more
"Our daughter has autism, severe anxiety and PTSD. She's currently in a low secure unit. We saw her yesterday for the first time since Christmas Day because of lockdown. Social Care are just awful, the way they treat us. They don't involve us. They don't follow through on their promises....read more
"I had a sister who was in a care home. As soon as you walked in, you could smell things that you shouldn't have. And it wasn't her fault. I mean...she did actually [get a] room for herself, but others were put together. And it's never been anything like the standard of...read more