Scunthorpe mortality rates among worst in the country, says scathing report

“@kirstyandphil
Never miss a chance to knock the town do you? Move to the South East, you'd be in like(simple)-minded company.”

“Dear oh dear oh dear! When and where will this all end!?

North Lincolnshire's inadequate and underperforming colleges, schools, council and now, Scunthorpe's Hospital!

Allegations that Scunthorpe has a crock of corrupt politicians on all sides. Scunthorpe town centre and local economy dying and on their knees.

Can it be any wonder there are those misguided and deluded souls, community hacks come local movers and shakers, having to orchestrate and keep banging on to raise the profile of their delusional Scunthorpe Pride campaign!!?”

“Scunnywilco..
Some of our relatives have gone in SICK and needed the CARE of a supposidly Caring Profession..
My late mother went in with a simple UTI and died 10 days later from Sepsis and Renal Failure, we wanted our mother to come home and Die, surrounded by her loved ones and caring family, we did'nt want her to Die in wet bed sheets and neglected and even more we would have wanted her to Die with proper pain relief.
She was'nt washed for days as the excuse was"We wont disturb her" she also developed Hospital Acquired Pneumonia, we had to ask for simple things Like "Mouth swabs" as she lay unconscious and dying unable to clear her mouth of the **** off her lungs we had to do this,i could go on with the level of "Breach of Duty Of Care" i and my family witnessed all this as we were allowed to stay 24/7 due to the same problems in the 5 other admissions so u see it was'nt just a "One off" it was on every admission, my mother was one of those who DID'NT go in to hospital to die,but unfortunately she DID!!!!!...”

“The big problem with the mortality rate at Scunthorpe (and by association Goole Hospital that has a terrible mortality rate) is that too many nursing/care/residential homes assume that they HAVE to send their residents in to pass away. Far too many people are being sent in to die, surely if there is no chance for someone than dragging them to hospital to pass away amongst strangers is not only cruel and heartless but a total misuse of the system.

The same can be said for those with terminal conditions, people die. It's always sad but not always down to poor care at the hospital that they should never have been taken to in the first place. Relatives of the elderly and those with life ending copmplaints need to face up to the fact that their relative WILL die, it's inevitable. If the hospital is unlikely to add to their care or just drag out a pre-existing condition then they need to be thinking about how they wish their relative to pass on. Do they want them to go in a sterile room, most likely with no family present, just well meaning strangers offering platitudes or at home with their family around them in a calm (yet sad) environment?”

“I still think the move to degree level nursing was a massive mistake. I trained 28 years ago and 90% of our time as students was spent on the wards, learning to NURSE.
my mother's friend is in SGH currently, 82 years old and paralysed following a fall a few years ago. She is currently on oxygen due to breathing problems and her husband has to keep sitting her up when he visits as she is usually found laid prone, exacerbating her breathing problems. When my mum visited yesterday and filled in her friend's menu choices with her she was surprised that she was ordering yoghurt for dessert rather than the tastier sounding sponge puddings etc. Her friend told her she could not stomach the puddings cold "and they always are by the time they come back to feed me". Also keeps having drinks left out of her reach.
The BASICS are not taught any more and what use to be common sense has flown out of the window.”

“Someonewhocares
The nhs is a wonderful concept unfortunately it is past its sell by date and has become a white elephant.Just one patient/family member who perceives poor care is one to many. There are various opinions as to why and who is to blame but this solves none of the issues. With illnesses and diseases (old and new) on the increase, an aging population and public finances under strict control it is inevitable that breaking point of this service is sure to happen. It was described as a juggernaught out of control and on a collision course recently. As a country we have not valued this wonderful service enough, perhaps you dont value what you dont pay for ( who misses the money from a pay cheque each payday!) and now we reap what we sow.”

“The huge amount of eveidence, real not anecdotal suggets very strongly that too many shop floor staff are not doing their job properly. This is NOT down to management, this is down to staff in the wards. Read the post from kizzie37, and this is not an isolated incident.
Miss frosty, you revert to insults and rudeness, rather childish really, not evidenced points, you have lost the argument totally. Mnay workers have indifferent or even poor supervisors and managers, but they still do a good job and don't automatically blame thier bad days on everybody else. The NHS costs the tax payer a massive fortune and we do not get value for money.
And if you have read the article fully you will see that in addition to the poor mortality rates and poor care of the old there are 40 other points where care is not good enough.
This is very largely down to the ward staff, not some manager in an office. Basic care and values.”

“Seems to me hospitals have never been the same since this Trust status was set up. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians - getting salaries far beyond what they actually earn. Hospitals need running by medical people not accountants.”

“Liz Scott talks ***** and certainly doesn't deserve the £120k per year she gets.”

“Perhaps the implementation of ccgs will have a positive impact on this subject?”