Stafford hospital - again
Discussion
A&E services suspended for children: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffor...
Stoke and Wolverhampton A&E do a good job covering, but it is a long way for people to traipse, especially on public transport, with injured kids.
Also, what this article does not point out (but others linked to do) is that A&E is still not open 24 hours, just 0800 to 2200hrs. Seems a colossal waste - and very difficult to justify - to have all the bricks and mortar there, but not be able to run operations around the clock. There is something badly wrong with the way the NHS is being run.
Stoke and Wolverhampton A&E do a good job covering, but it is a long way for people to traipse, especially on public transport, with injured kids.
Also, what this article does not point out (but others linked to do) is that A&E is still not open 24 hours, just 0800 to 2200hrs. Seems a colossal waste - and very difficult to justify - to have all the bricks and mortar there, but not be able to run operations around the clock. There is something badly wrong with the way the NHS is being run.
Lots of things above moved to stoke luckily they have a new and very good hospital there.
Stoke hospital actually saved my life after being turned away from two other hospitals a&e . I wondered if it was because they were more through being part of the same criticised trust. Either way the treatment I received there was excellent during diagnosis and short stay.
Anyway I've worked in Stafford hospital, and well nothing surprises me.
Stoke hospital actually saved my life after being turned away from two other hospitals a&e . I wondered if it was because they were more through being part of the same criticised trust. Either way the treatment I received there was excellent during diagnosis and short stay.
Anyway I've worked in Stafford hospital, and well nothing surprises me.
Visited a mate who'd been airlifted to Stoke earlier this month, following a road cycling (dreadful sport) accident. His care was pretty good, although there were gaps in it, with regard to the overall treatment of his condition. The hospital itself is pretty impressive, but is a very long hike for a serious but non-ambulance (road or air) A&E case to travel.
I had a scheduled shoulder operation in Stafford - a very swift, simple removal of claivcle plate and six screws under G.A. - which was overall pretty good, although I was longer post-op waiting for my discharge meds than I was in theatre. Typical of the sort of inefficiency that needlessly clogs up beds IMHO.
I had a scheduled shoulder operation in Stafford - a very swift, simple removal of claivcle plate and six screws under G.A. - which was overall pretty good, although I was longer post-op waiting for my discharge meds than I was in theatre. Typical of the sort of inefficiency that needlessly clogs up beds IMHO.
Yeah I imagine it's not always perfect and I agree does tie up beds. But just be thankful you didn't have that operation in some hospitals, could write a book but I doubt many would believe me until they have experienced it..
Can only go on my experience big thumbs up for Stoke. Stafford should have got their a&e act together as you say injured people it's a long journey to the alternatives.
Can only go on my experience big thumbs up for Stoke. Stafford should have got their a&e act together as you say injured people it's a long journey to the alternatives.
Paediatric A&E is one of the most difficult and most demanding specialisations around. Latest changes to contracts have made that even more acute. You'll have less and less docs covering that particular speciality. As for Staffs, seems that lots of problems stems from prevalence of MRSA and similar on wards. Not good.
jjlynn27 said:
Paediatric A&E is one of the most difficult and most demanding specialisations around. Latest changes to contracts have made that even more acute. You'll have less and less docs covering that particular speciality.
Yes, does seem to be a skills shortage.jjlynn27 said:
As for Staffs, seems that lots of problems stems from prevalence of MRSA and similar on wards. Not good.
Not good, considering this was something they'd previously dealt with IIRC. Whatever, it is a horrendous waste of a medical resource.For those not familiar, a nice reprisal of what happened to previous (mis) management: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/heal-our-ho...
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