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Originally Posted by MargaretR
I spent last christmas in Blackburn Royal so can confirm MargaretP's comments -
food was crap (as usual)
god bothering carol singers were the only entertainment
reduced staff numbers who didn't want to be there gave joy to nobody
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I think that I worked 27 out of the 29 Christmasses.
Yes staff numbers were less, but I actually enjoyed my Christmas mornings on the ward and tried to foster an atmosphere of happiness(made my staff bacon butties for breakfast)
The staff never worked a whole shift....we used to split the day so that everyone got some time with their family....and the family of staff used to be encouraged to visit the ward...have a mince pie, and a soft drink.
We always had a Jacob's join buffet....to which patients could help themselves.
Patients who could go home were allowed to do so...if only for the day, or in some cases a few hours.
This was deemed to be good for them.
Only those who either had no family, or were really too poorly to go home were kept in(invariably these were the patients with a slim grasp on life and didn't
care about grub or entertainment).
Anyway for Gerard and his wife the problem has melted away...she's coming home. Hallelujah!