Health delivered.

garinda · 11-10-2005, 22:08

This morning along with my post I received a magazine from Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS, called Living Health. Keep your selves under control, I'm sure you'll get yours soon.

Nice pictures, and probably a nice price we have had to pay for it's production, and delivery.

There was really very little information in it, except for the Facts and Figures pages.

The figure for 'general dental services' was cut from £59,000 in 03/04 to £18,000 in 04/05. Managenment costs on the other hand rose from £2,113,000 to £2,148,000 for the same period.

Perhaps the money saved on dental services was due to getting all of us without a dentist onto the promised list, thus saving the authority money?

[The Chief Executive by the way is on a salary quoted in a bracket between £96-100,000.]

accymel · 11-10-2005, 22:31

It never seases to amaze me the NHS has gone tot he dogs, i got a mate who has suspected breast cancer has found another lump & still she is to wait 2mnths despite being aware & catching it early tho when she gets the damn appointment they will no doubt say why didnt you come sooner - dohhhhh - they should prioritise better.

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm dentist what dentist????

slinky · 11-10-2005, 22:41

Don't talk to me about hospitals..............

I know that they do a good job usually............. BUT!! today I had a training course about prevention of pressure sores.

Touch wood, our patients very, very rarely break down with pressure sores as we have good knowledge and understanding about how they occur, how to prevent them and how to deal with them if they occur.

The one question I asked the trainer at the end is, If we are taught this then why do so many of our patients go into hospital pressure sore free, and almost always return back to us riddled with them.

Well the response to this is, that apparently in hospitals the staff are under the impression that, if they are on a Air mattress, then these people don't need to be re-positioned through out their stay in hospital.

My response was " um mm well obviously, if their skin is breaking down then, duh yes they do".

Apparently nursing staff in hospitals are not trained on pressure sore care and preventatives. Now in my opinion, someone breaks down with a pressure sore, someone somewhere isn't doing their job properly..................does this not equal NEGLECT??..........mmmmm yes. So simple. Train the staff in pressure sore management, and keep patient comfortable.

Rindy maybe they could use the money they spent on sending trash through the door to you, on training!!!!!!!!!!

accymel · 11-10-2005, 22:44

You would think they would be knowledgeable of pressure sores specially as mobility is restricted - quite shocking really!!

So if i sit on me bum for too long i'll get pressure sores

LOL

slinky · 11-10-2005, 22:49

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Originally Posted by accymel

You would think they would be knowledgeable of pressure sores specially as mobility is restricted - quite shocking really!!

So if i sit on me bum for too long I'll get pressure sores

LOL

You wouldn't be able to bare the pain of it Mel....................But think of the poor folk that, although they cant bare the pain, they can't move either, they can't tell you they need to move, that is excruciating pain..............being left in one position for days upon days.

Next time your bottom goes numb, see how long you can last before you really have to move, it wont be long. Then think of how these people must feel.

To do my job properly, I always try to put myself in the persons shoes, it usually works and that's how I know how to deal with things.

accymel · 11-10-2005, 22:52

Errr good point slinky no i dont like numb bum

Its bad that residential have to pick up the pieces of hospital failings though i know you do a sterling job

garinda · 11-10-2005, 22:54

Perhaps the six non executive directors, including our ex-Mayoress Sonia Bramley-Howarth, all on a salary in the £6,000-£10,000 bracket, might be in need of treatment to their bums, from all the sitting they must do on them?

slinky · 11-10-2005, 22:57

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Originally Posted by accymel

Errr good point slinky no i dont like numb bum

Its bad that residential have to pick up the pieces of hospital failings though i know you do a sterling job

Hospitals do a fantastic jobs too, don't get me wrong...........but the issue on pressure sores is disgusting, and all care staff, even doctors should have to do mandatory training to make sure they know the implications of pressure sores and there causes. It's a very common problem, but some times brushed under the carpet.

Anyway Mel.... the chances of you developing a pressure sore are slim really, there are other factors involved such as age, dehydration, malnourishment, age, mobility, weight.

So don't have night mares.........please sleep well!!

accymel · 11-10-2005, 22:57

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Originally Posted by garinda

Perhaps the six non executive directors, including our ex-Mayoress Sonia Bramley-Howarth, all on a salary in the £6,000-£10,000 bracket, might be in need of treatment to their bums, from all the sitting they must do on them?

PMSL!!!!!!!! though i suspect they have tossed aside the NHS for private health care including massage to numb bums

package grrrr

accymel · 11-10-2005, 22:59

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Originally Posted by slinky

So don't have night mares.........please sleep well!!

How did you know i was watching most haunted mmmmm psychic eh

PMSL!!!

slinky · 11-10-2005, 23:01

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Originally Posted by accymel

How did you know i was watching most haunted mmmmm psychic eh

PMSL!!!

Can't be that psychic really, they are the famous lines from CRIMEWATCH!!!!!

accymel · 11-10-2005, 23:03

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Originally Posted by slinky

Can't be that psychic really, they are the famous lines from CRIMEWATCH!!!!!

ooooooooh chilling cant watch crimewatch it scares me much more than MH lol & definately cant sleep after specially when they say that - least no pressure sores there with the tossing & turning LOL