Hi all,
backstory is mum had a brain haemorrhage 8 years ago, in care home from 2015. Reason was I had life changing surgical complications and ended up in hospital for 6 months. Mum Deteriorated and ended up in a home. Her brain injury developed into vascular dementia and in February 2020 she was admitted to hospital with a chest infection, she was very poorly but discharged back to care home just before lockdown. I had my reservations as the care home was not nursing but they said the community support would step in at end of life .
long story short she died in August. The GP on the day refused to come out as he didn’t have the required drugs to ease her passing, she had a horrible distressed death. The JIC box was not in the home and all the doctor did was send a script request to the chemist that was closed for lunch, the drugs arrived an hour after she died. I’ve complained to surgery and they have admitted more should have been done. I’ve also discovered That the surgery was contacted several times in the weeks leading upto her death and in June ( two months before she died ) a note ws made that she was in terminal decline. No one told us and even then no one arranged the drugs administered at end if life ( if needed of course ).
i feel heartbroken that I never saw her for 5 months before she died and when she did die the gp refused to come out as he didnt have the drugs . Utter shambles,
I coild just leave if all go or I could twke my complaint further but I’m unsure what to do. I wondered if anyone had any similar experiences or advice to offer.
thank you all ?
backstory is mum had a brain haemorrhage 8 years ago, in care home from 2015. Reason was I had life changing surgical complications and ended up in hospital for 6 months. Mum Deteriorated and ended up in a home. Her brain injury developed into vascular dementia and in February 2020 she was admitted to hospital with a chest infection, she was very poorly but discharged back to care home just before lockdown. I had my reservations as the care home was not nursing but they said the community support would step in at end of life .
long story short she died in August. The GP on the day refused to come out as he didn’t have the required drugs to ease her passing, she had a horrible distressed death. The JIC box was not in the home and all the doctor did was send a script request to the chemist that was closed for lunch, the drugs arrived an hour after she died. I’ve complained to surgery and they have admitted more should have been done. I’ve also discovered That the surgery was contacted several times in the weeks leading upto her death and in June ( two months before she died ) a note ws made that she was in terminal decline. No one told us and even then no one arranged the drugs administered at end if life ( if needed of course ).
i feel heartbroken that I never saw her for 5 months before she died and when she did die the gp refused to come out as he didnt have the drugs . Utter shambles,
I coild just leave if all go or I could twke my complaint further but I’m unsure what to do. I wondered if anyone had any similar experiences or advice to offer.
thank you all ?