can we charge the NHS??

Ivory_Tinkler

sarahg1969 wrote: »

So why don't they just leave?

In Equalisers case they hadn't seen the paediatrician - I wouldn't leave the hospital with a prem baby (or any baby for that matter) unless I'd seen the doctor first. Yes you can discharge yourself but it's surely better to get the approval of the doctor first rather than take a chance? My Father wanted to discharge himself once but we talked him out of it, the very next day he took a turn for the worse and ended up in High Dependency - just as well he didn't come home!

Equaliser123

sarahg1969 wrote: »

So why don't they just leave?

As Ivory Tinkler says, the paediatrician was required to perform the discharge.

Yes, we could have left but with a first, premature baby, that would, in our view be really, really stupid.

Caroline73_2

pinksponge wrote: »

As a 1st time parent myself i will be honest and say that i do not know which injection is what and when they are due.

You can look in your childs red book or google ' baby immunisations' and it comes up with this...http://www.immunisation.nhs.uk/Immunisation_Schedule

Norant

My brother would not be alive now after a car accident..(not his fault) that left him with a broken neck,broken back..three places,and Traumatic brain injury..(he is still in brain rehabilitation almost two years after the accident.

when he was in a coma in John radcliffe he was exposed to and caught C:diff,his brain surgeon could not appologise enough for catching this infection that put his life at risk,did i even think for a solitary moment to sue the NHS not a chance i was just glad that they managed to save his life,his treatment which is still ongoing must have cost the NHS,and you and me Hundreds of thousands of pounds so far and it is still ongoing.

when he got discharged from ITU and was placed in a brain rehab: centre i personally went to all of the itu nurses and doctors and profoundly thanked them for saving his life.

If we were billed form the moment the accident took place to where he is now,there were police involved,fire officers,helicopter,paramedics,doctors,surgeons,nurses,aftercare....my god we could be talking into the millions by now.

NHS.....

and all of the emergency services in this great country we owe you all a debt of gratitude...:T



I know its a little off topic,what im trying to say is that yes NHS do make mistakes,however unless it is life altering,or life threatening...give them the benefit of the doubt,they deserve out praise not our condemnation.

peachyprice

pinksponge wrote: »

I think that far too many of you on here are quick to judge. Stuntman Kev was simply posting for an opinion as he had had a hard time and so many of you had a go at him. Surely you would be upset that your babies routines had been interupted or your day had been messed around. Personally i am glad that the admin/nurse spotted the mistake or this baby could have had the injection too early which could have made it ill. As a 1st time parent myself i will be honest and say that i do not know which injection is what and when they are due. Most of us trust the NHS know what they are doing right? The fact he took the morning off work is not the most important factor, obviously the child is, but when messed about to this point it must have made him angry.
Fair enough the admin spotted the mistake but to assume he would realise this was unfair and alll this could have been avoided.
When i was in Maternity the nurses were great but thats not to say that the NHS can make mistakes at other times. I know of a lot of mistakes, some severe mistakes the NHS have made and its not fair that people are quick to back them up for this.
suggesting to charge the child is very stupid, having many people critasising is bad enough. So maybe he shouldnt ask for compensation, fair enough but no need for all this. Now i know why i do not read these very often..its like a school playground!

i hope you get the error resolved Stuntman Kev x

For the love of god, a hard time?????? He spent 45 mins waiting in the doctors surgery for nothing. If you call that having a hard time you must be living a very blessed life.

Optimist

Yet another thread where a brand new poster asks something slightly controversial then never visits again !

StuntmanKev
Last Activity: 01-02-2010 8:05 PM

pinksponge_2

maybe he was worried for the sake of his baby. Supposing the admin didnt notice it, the baby could have had the jab too early! I have the redbook but none of the injections my baby has been called for have been on time! I know very well that its hard bringing up a baby for the 1st time. maybe not hard as your all thinking to the extreme but it can still be frustrating and difficult when things go wrong.

We have all had diff treatments from the NHS and yes most people that comment on here have ovb had it perfect from them.

But they were useless for my Nan. They pretty much left her to die and left her no dignity what so ever. Even then once she did die they left her for over 2 hours before they cleaned her up and took her to the chapel. Then put the cause of death down as parkinsons but later we found it was an infection in her ward.

Then there is my Grandad, most the nurses didnt even know for what reason he was in hospital and could never answer our questions. furtherstill they never put his bed socks on and a week after finally being discharged after being in hospital for 3 months he had to go back as had a severe bloodclot and his leg swole up like a tree trunk. He was rushed to London hospital and they couldnt make a decision as to what they would do. He was just left to wait to go back to his local hospital. He should have been bandaged up and a week later the doctor noticed this. So now he has to walk with a zimmer frame, a result of the hospitals errors.

So yes i do moan about the NHS, they may do good at other times but they have also very much so upset me.

peachyprice

pinksponge wrote: »

maybe he was worried for the sake of his baby. Supposing the admin didnt notice it, the baby could have had the jab too early! I have the redbook but none of the injections my baby has been called for have been on time! I know very well that its hard bringing up a baby for the 1st time. maybe not hard as your all thinking to the extreme but it can still be frustrating and difficult when things go wrong.

We have all had diff treatments from the NHS and yes most people that comment on here have ovb had it perfect from them.

But they were useless for my Nan. They pretty much left her to die and left her no dignity what so ever. Even then once she did die they left her for over 2 hours before they cleaned her up and took her to the chapel. Then put the cause of death down as parkinsons but later we found it was an infection in her ward.

Then there is my Grandad, most the nurses didnt even know for what reason he was in hospital and could never answer our questions. furtherstill they never put his bed socks on and a week after finally being discharged after being in hospital for 3 months he had to go back as had a severe bloodclot and his leg swole up like a tree trunk. He was rushed to London hospital and they couldnt make a decision as to what they would do. He was just left to wait to go back to his local hospital. He should have been bandaged up and a week later the doctor noticed this. So now he has to walk with a zimmer frame, a result of the hospitals errors.

So yes i do moan about the NHS, they may do good at other times but they have also very much so upset me.

And this has what to do with the OP wanting compensation because he took time off work when he needn't have?

That's all the OP wants compensation for, losing half a day's pay, he wasn't concerned about whether or not the baby got the jab. And actually, if it had have been a little early it wouldn't have done the baby any harm.

I think you're on the wrong thread if you want to discuss the NHS poor treatment of patients.

Norant

pinksponge wrote: »

maybe he was worried for the sake of his baby. Supposing the admin didnt notice it, the baby could have had the jab too early! I have the redbook but none of the injections my baby has been called for have been on time! I know very well that its hard bringing up a baby for the 1st time. maybe not hard as your all thinking to the extreme but it can still be frustrating and difficult when things go wrong.

We have all had diff treatments from the NHS and yes most people that comment on here have ovb had it perfect from them.

But they were useless for my Nan. They pretty much left her to die and left her no dignity what so ever. Even then once she did die they left her for over 2 hours before they cleaned her up and took her to the chapel. Then put the cause of death down as parkinsons but later we found it was an infection in her ward.

Then there is my Grandad, most the nurses didnt even know for what reason he was in hospital and could never answer our questions. furtherstill they never put his bed socks on and a week after finally being discharged after being in hospital for 3 months he had to go back as had a severe bloodclot and his leg swole up like a tree trunk. He was rushed to London hospital and they couldnt make a decision as to what they would do. He was just left to wait to go back to his local hospital. He should have been bandaged up and a week later the doctor noticed this. So now he has to walk with a zimmer frame, a result of the hospitals errors.

So yes i do moan about the NHS, they may do good at other times but they have also very much so upset me.

This is a very sad story and you have every right ro feel let down by the NHS.

I guess what we are trying to portray here is the fact that the OP wanted retribution for something that need'nt happen.

The NHS is not perfect,but it is all we have got..obviously there are private hospitals. i spent a lot of time in hospitals due to my brothers accident,and i saw a lot of dedicated,hard working,friendly and helpful people.I saw staff who at the end of there shift and on there way home near on falling out of the door through exaustion.

NHS staff want to give you the best care that they can,However sometimes there hands are tied due to lack of staff,then they call in agency staff who have little or no knowledge of the paitents that they are treating and that is the times mostly when mistakes are made.

The next time you are in a hospital..(minor injury i hope) dont pick up a magazine or read the stuff on the walls,instead look around you at the staff working there,look at them closely and maybe then you will see what dedication they have ,they work bloody hard in sometimes very tough situations.

So to even begin to think about legal action over losing a days pay i think that is ridiculous.

Norant

I think that the OP should change his name from Stuntmankev,to Chancerman.

I have reread the original post and i still think its ridiculous.