24-01-2017, 01:13 AM
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Re: How about this for bed blocking!
I am absolutely astounded at this .According to this article there are hundreds of people who do this .
I never knew people had the choice to stay in hospital
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-38680031
24-01-2017, 01:33 AM
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Re: How about this for bed blocking!
I can't say I'm at all surprised.Our system seems to support all the wrong people for all the wrong reasons.
And let's not forget that everyone: criminals, illegal immigrants and many others, in fact everyone except for decent, honest indigenous people are accorded the infamous 'human rights'.
Ever wondered why the world laughs at us?
24-01-2017, 09:45 AM
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I'm loathe to comment negatively as I think sometimes people are sent home far too early these days, often to an empty home and unable to cope or scared to try.Few years ago my gran was taught in hospital to make a cup of tea and made sure she was able to cope as she was scared, now it seems that often doesn't happen, when my husband had a stroke they released him at 3am, just sent him off out the doors no money no memory of where he lived nothing, not even a phone call to me. He was found wandering a mile from the hospital heading for the m25 ! Police were lovely and managed to find out who he was and brought him home.
2 years is ridiculous but that's an extreme case to make us think all bed blockers are like that, make it their fault they live alone or are scared to cope alone. Not really fit enough to live alone.
24-01-2017, 09:46 AM
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Re: How about this for bed blocking!
Originally Posted by Mups
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I have only just got round to reading last Saturday's paper and was quite shocked to read the following report:"A patient who refused to leave his hospital bed despite not being ill has finally been evicted by a court after 2 years!
The man had been deemed fit for discharge and repeatedly offered accommodation which he turned down. His stay cost taxpayers £300,000.
This was at James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk.
The hospital had to apply to a court for a possession order to claim back the bed, which the Suffolk man had occupied since August 2014. This was granted on 1st Dec last year and he was finally evicted on January 10th this year."
The report finished by saying that "bed blocking is one of the biggest problems facing the NHS.
By Nov 24th last year, figures showed 6,825 people waiting to be discharged - the highest ever on record."
Seems crazy doesn't it, but what on earth is the answer I wonder?
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