What happens when rights are not met? Flashcards
CASE STUDY: STAFFORD HOSPITAL Joan Morris, 83, was admitted to Stafford Hospital with a chest infection. Her family said that food and water was left on a table instead of being given to her and she did not have a bath or shower throughout the month she was in hospital
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How do you think the patients such as Joan Morris would have felt about the way they were treated?
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- They may have been scared that they were treated so poorly and how it was affecting their health
- Angry about the lack of care provided
- Upset about lack of dignity
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What is the impact on the family of those patients?
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- The family would have been upset about the mistreatment of their loved ones and worried that their health deteriorated
- Perhaps feeling helpless they could not do anything for them (again angry at the treatment by the hospital staff)
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Explain how at least two different rights have been breached by staff at the hospital
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- Right to life:
some of the patients died needlessly due to the neglect and lack of care provided - Protection from harm and abuse:
all of the patients suffered as a result of the neglect and poor treatment
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Give some possible reasons why the hospital staff provided such a poor standard of care for the patients
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- Lack of training of staff to provide adequate care
- Lack of supervision and monitoring of the care provided by staff
- Complaints were not listened to by the senior hospital administrators
- Hospital were cutting costs and did not provide enough staff
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Explain what actions the hospital could have taken to enable staff to provide a better standard of care
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- Ensuring all staff received more/better quality training
- Senior staff carrying out regular inspections of the wards to check on the care provided
- Listening to complaints from patients and families and taking action to resolve them quickly
