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“ “Gordon’s health has progressively worsened since he was sent to the State Hospital. He is now on large doses of anti-psychotic drugs every day and I have seen a bright, intelligent boy change into one who slurs his speech and has aged terribly.

“He is skin and bone, his hair has fallen out, his cheek bones stick out and his teeth are terrible. I believe he will die in there if we can’t get him out. Sometimes he can barely speak to me on the phone.”

www.sundaypost.com

"I wasn't allowed to see him for three months... his condition made me weep": Mother urges release of autistic son being treated at Carstairs - The Sunday Post

The mother of a young autistic man being treated in Scotland’s State Hospital at Carstairs says she felt physically sick at his deteriorating condition after being allowed to see him for the first time in three months.
www.sundaypost.com www.sundaypost.com
 
“He was found to have committed various acts using force when victims were confused or reluctant to comply, such as forcing a resident to the ground which resulted in her banging her head, and force feeding a resident by using a spoon to force food through clenched teeth.“

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

Nurse who subjected vulnerable care home residents to horrific abuse struck off

Alastair Quinn was jailed for two years in January after a jury convicted him of eight counts of mistreating residents at Covent House, Birtley
www.chroniclelive.co.uk www.chroniclelive.co.uk
 
The campaign for better pay and conditions at SAGE home in North London
www.uvwunion.org.uk

Strike at Sage – Quality care deserves quality pay

UVW members, care, domestic and maintenance workers at Sage Nursing home in North London declared a huge victory after a protracted dispute over poverty pay and decent working conditions. Winning the London Living Wage, resulting in a minimum pay rise of 11% for some workers and all other staff...
www.uvwunion.org.uk
 
MadeInBedlam said:
Staff at a specialist care unit did not attempt to resuscitate a woman with epilepsy, learning difficulties and sleep apnoea when she was found unconscious, an inquest heard.

Joanna Bailey, 36, died at Cawston Park in Norfolk on 28 April 2018.

www.bbc.com

Cawston Park specialist care unit staff 'failed to give CPR' to woman

An inquest hears a woman with epilepsy and sleep apnoea was found unconscious.
www.bbc.com
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www.romfordrecorder.co.uk

'Pathetic' legal system has failed my daughter, says grieving father

A father has described legal support for bereaved parents as “pathetic”, saying he cannot bring a civil case over his disabled daughter’s…
www.romfordrecorder.co.uk www.romfordrecorder.co.uk
 
MadeInBedlam said:
“ “Gordon’s health has progressively worsened since he was sent to the State Hospital. He is now on large doses of anti-psychotic drugs every day and I have seen a bright, intelligent boy change into one who slurs his speech and has aged terribly.

“He is skin and bone, his hair has fallen out, his cheek bones stick out and his teeth are terrible. I believe he will die in there if we can’t get him out. Sometimes he can barely speak to me on the phone.”

www.sundaypost.com

"I wasn't allowed to see him for three months... his condition made me weep": Mother urges release of autistic son being treated at Carstairs - The Sunday Post

The mother of a young autistic man being treated in Scotland’s State Hospital at Carstairs says she felt physically sick at his deteriorating condition after being allowed to see him for the first time in three months.
www.sundaypost.com www.sundaypost.com
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more unrelenting horror :(

www.sundaypost.com

Mother pleads for release of autistic son as he spends another birthday locked up in Scotland’s maximum security hospital - The Sunday Post

Ruth Hughes should have been taking her autistic son to visit one of his favourite castles last week or enjoying a walk together on the beach near his home.
www.sundaypost.com www.sundaypost.com
 
MadeInBedlam said:
no need for an inquiry, these were ‘challenging and disturbed’ individuals

www.itv.com

Calls for public inquiry into North East mental health trust | ITV News

A charity says it’s aware of 14 people who died between 2016 and 2020 whilst under the care of Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. | ITV News Tyne Tees
www.itv.com www.itv.com
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The absolute state of that statement. From the bit you've quoted but also the complete disregard for the system and putting it on to individuals - both the people they work with and the workers. It's completely removed and would you trust someone like that? I wonder what their caseloads are.....
 
Case load would be something ridiculous. And there’s the rub. Pressure gets ever excerpted downwards. If staff can’t handle the case loads it’s cause they’re not meditating enough (or some crap). If patients need more support than is being offered it’s because they’re attention seeking. Just unending misery :(
 
MadeInBedlam said:
Case load would be something ridiculous. And there’s the rub. Pressure gets ever excerpted downwards. If staff can’t handle the case loads it’s cause they’re not meditating enough (or some crap). If patients need more support than is being offered it’s because they’re attention seeking. Just unending misery :(
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Most trusts are over the recommended safe limits I suspect. The issue is people like this that are at the top and blindly blame everyone but themselves and the people that are utlimatley allowing this to happen.

It's so shite and so much now is focused on when things get to crisis point rather than prevention.
 
There’s 2 things there. The quality (or lack of) leadership in the NHS (and these CEOs aren’t badly paid); and yeah, the absence of support in the community. Cuts to social care (and welfare) are driving a lot of this
 
MadeInBedlam said:
None of this is going to get any better
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We are hearing about people becoming more unwell this time around with the second lockdown including people with history of psychosis that have been doing well long term. The longer term impact of the last year will be significant. I do have hope of course that we can turn the corner and support people through it, but there will need to be changes and I agree it won't get better if the government/services don't change how they approach it.

Lockdown intially saw a decrease in people being referred to some crisis teams apparently and the theory was that the services that would normally pick up people simply weren't operating. This means that people were still unwell just not being seen. If those services continue to be cut then it means people just won't get picked up at all.....

It's not going to be easy and as this thread shows there are deep fundamental issues that can't just be blamed on the government and services oppperators. There are problems in society too that allow all of this to happen.
 
Nobody wants to look after elderly and vulnerable people .. tbh fair enough because even if you do you'll struggle to meet your own needs without working every waking hour.

For me, this is the heart of the problem: status. People who need care are considered low-value (except when we feel mawkish, then they become 'special'), so looking after them is low-value work that unsurprisingly, hardly anyone wants to do. The good staff either find promotions or quit the sector, knackered .. leaving behind the kind of 'carers' documented throughout this thread .. and the good ones simply don't have the time, energy or influence to do much more than tread water.

I don't know what the answer is.

Edit.. Actually I was recently asked by the manager of my agency's local branch to become their trainer .. so among other things I'll be doing all inductions of newly-recruited staff. It will give me a chance to influence all the new staff that pass through our branch. This is one of the reasons I accepted the offer .. in the field, so to speak, if I want to 'supervise' staff I just come across as a bossy cunt :D whereas if I'm 'the trainer' they have to pay attention to what I say. And if they don't, I get to train them again :thumbs:

I may in fact pick at this thread for some examples of how not to do the job. There's some strong stuff in here.
 
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MadeInBedlam said:
no need for an inquiry, these were ‘challenging and disturbed’ individuals

www.itv.com

Calls for public inquiry into North East mental health trust | ITV News

A charity says it’s aware of 14 people who died between 2016 and 2020 whilst under the care of Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. | ITV News Tyne Tees
www.itv.com www.itv.com
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as the tweet says, these aren’t unavoidable ir infrequent deaths

www.gazettelive.co.uk

'The worst thing Zoe did was ask for help because it's killed her'

Zoe Zaremba's mother has criticised the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust after her young daughter's death
www.gazettelive.co.uk www.gazettelive.co.uk
 
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