Elderly Dad - cataract operation - aftercare

Georgiegirl256

Why can't you just phone the hospital yourself? It really is simple enough to do. Why make an issue when there isn't one? The main desk will put you through to the relevant ward and you can then get the information you need off them and speak to one of the nurses.

Person_one

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Why can't you just phone the hospital yourself? It really is simple enough to do. Why make an issue when there isn't one? The main desk will put you through to the relevant ward and you can then get the information you need off them and speak to one of the nurses.

They shouldn't actually tell the OP what ward his dad is on without his dad's permission. It would be a breach of confidentiality. That doesn't mean they won't of course.

Best thing to do is speak with the friend who drops him off (the staff who admit him will probably know what ward he's scheduled to go to after the procedure) or to accept that if his dad doesn't want to tell him where he is then that means no contact and no help! If he's of sound mind I'd leave him to it personally.

Person_one

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The TV/phone console thing - nice little earner for the hospital that one. I know they're short of money but I always find this a bit much. He won't use his mobile, I can assure he won't be 'bothered' to get this sorted out.[/QUOTE]

The TVs are extortionate, but the phones are usually free to call landlines.

Georgiegirl256

Person_one wrote: »

They shouldn't actually tell the OP what ward his dad is on without his dad's permission. It would be a breach of confidentiality. That doesn't mean they won't of course.
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When my Mam was in, I just phoned up and was put through to the relevant ward, and whoever answered, answered with the name of the ward. Told me how she was doing that day and what was happening.

Person_one

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

When my Mam was in, I just phoned up and was put through to the relevant ward, and whoever answered, answered with the name of the ward. Told me how she was doing that day and what was happening.

They should have asked your mum's permission before giving you any information about her, unless she's expressly given that permission in advance. Confidentiality gets 'relaxed' a lot though because staff are busy and 99.99 times out of 100 a mum in hospital is not going to mind her daughter getting an update. Staff who do that are just taking a chance that they aren't dealing with the 0.01% that's a problem.

Georgiegirl256

Person_one wrote: »

They should have asked your mum's permission before giving you any information about her, unless she's expressly given that permission in advance. Confidentiality gets 'relaxed' a lot though because staff are busy and 99.99 times out of 100 a mum in hospital is not going to mind her daughter getting an update. Staff who do that are just taking a chance that they aren't dealing with the 0.01% that's a problem.

Maybe they did, I'm not sure? Unless they just work on the premise that unless told otherwise, they'll just give out information maybe?

I know in this day and age mobile phones are much more convenient, but if his Dad really won't use one then it's really not hard to find out the relevant information.

McKneff

When my OH had his first cataract done in the mid seventies, it was an automatic stay in hospital of 10 days...

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Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Why can't you just phone the hospital yourself? It really is simple enough to do. Why make an issue when there isn't one? The main desk will put you through to the relevant ward and you can then get the information you need off them and speak to one of the nurses.

because it would be nice to speak to dad too.

Just to clarify, I'm not saying things are IMPOSSIBLE I'm just saying it would be a lot EASIER if he had his mobile with him.

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Person_one wrote: »

They shouldn't actually tell the OP what ward his dad is on without his dad's permission. It would be a breach of confidentiality. That doesn't mean they won't of course.

Best thing to do is speak with the friend who drops him off (the staff who admit him will probably know what ward he's scheduled to go to after the procedure) or to accept that if his dad doesn't want to tell him where he is then that means no contact and no help! If he's of sound mind I'd leave him to it personally.

Maybe. But sometimes hospitals are not that organised.

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Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Maybe they did, I'm not sure? Unless they just work on the premise that unless told otherwise, they'll just give out information maybe?

I know in this day and age mobile phones are much more convenient, but if his Dad really won't use one then it's really not hard to find out the relevant information.

In the past I've found that nurses are careful with info they give out. They have to be. All you'll get is the very basic.

But old fella will never change unfortunately. He'll never change until one day something will happen and he'll think "I wish I had a mobile phone with me now".