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Horrifying Report of Patients Neglect at a British Hospital

by Savitha on February 26, 2010 at 9:41 PM Hospital News

Patients at a British hospital were left to lie in filthy, soiled bedding, without food or water and little or no basic nursing care, a report found.

Horrifying Report of Patients Neglect at a British Hospital

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Evidence collected from nearly 1,000 patients and their families found that appalling standards at Stafford hospital led to hundreds more deaths than might normally have been expected over a period of three years.

The independent report, which took two months to compile, examined events at the hospital between January 2005 and March 2009 and found that between 400 and 1,200 people more had died than would have been expected.

An inquiry was launched after a damning report last March revealed a catalogue of failings at the hospital which is run by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

At the time, some patients told of being so thirsty they were forced to drink the water from flower vases, while others were left screaming in pain.

Wednesday's report found numerous instances of patients being not being able to get to the bathroom and being left to lie in their own filth, causing great distress and embarrassment.

"Requests for assistance to use a bedpan or to get to and from the toilet were not responded to," the report said.

"Patients were often left on commodes or in the toilet for far too long.

"They were also often left in sheets soiled with urine and faeces for considerable periods of time ... Considerable suffering, distress and embarrassment were caused to patients as a result."

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