Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

[LeningradCowboy]

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/university-hospital-emergency-department-ed-25143713

A Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) report on the Emergency Department at the University Hospital of Wales found the dignity and safety of patients "has been compromised on an almost daily basis for a sustained period of time".

[LeningradCowboy]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

This was in the summer. Imagine how bad it is going to be in the middle of winter.

[goats]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

The top floor of the heath is allegedly empty too, not because they couldn’t fill it but because they haven’t the staff to run it.

[UNDERHILL1927]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

I’ve been in the Heath a few times recently, my own ailments and my Mothers. It was chaos, I feel sorry for the staff because they get the brunt of the abuse when they are under immense pressure.

[LeningradCowboy]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

The top floor of the heath is allegedly empty too, not because they couldn’t fill it but because they haven’t the staff to run it.

I’ve been in the Heath a few times recently, my own ailments and my Mothers. It was chaos, I feel sorry for the staff because they get the brunt of the abuse when they are under immense pressure.

It's a vicious circle. The Welsh NHS can't recruit the staff it needs because it's a shit place to work and the Welsh NHS is a shit place to work because it can't recruit the staff it needs.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

Every other night on the main news there is a story about the latest NHS disaster

That's in England

We get the Welsh side of things

It's not great all over the country

My experience of the NHS , focused around Princess Of Wales is that its fantastic

I lost a lot of blood , a bit of weight and had stomach pains . Within 3 weeks I have had an endoscopy and a CT scan and a consultation and given the all clear

Of course other people will have horror stories but a lot of the attacks on the NHS in Wales are from Tories . If you think its bad now God help you if that lot ever get in .

[goats]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

I’ve been in the Heath a few times recently, my own ailments and my Mothers. It was chaos, I feel sorry for the staff because they get the brunt of the abuse when they are under immense pressure.

Do you think government general idea is to make it so bad that people who have cash just go private? Thus taking some people off waiting lists or away from state care? Can’t imagine how bad it will be in another 25 years

[goats]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

Every other night on the main news there is a story about the latest NHS disaster

That's in England

We get the Welsh side of things

It's not great all over the country

My experience of the NHS , focused around Princess Of Wales is that its fantastic

I lost a lot of blood , a bit of weight and had stomach pains . Within 3 weeks I have had an endoscopy and a CT scan and a consultation and given the all clear

Of course other people will have horror stories but a lot of the attacks on the NHS in Wales are from Tories . If you think its bad now God help you if that lot ever get in .

Stomach ulcer?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

Stomach ulcer?

They were making sure it wasn't bowel cancer which thankfully it wasn't

[MOZZER2]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

on a similar theme and not starting a new thread at last managed to book an appointment with a dentist today for February next year just for a check up too !

[LeningradCowboy]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

on a similar theme and not starting a new thread at last managed to book an appointment with a dentist today for February next year just for a check up too !

Apparently the plan to address the lack of dentists in Wales is to increase the time between routine checkups to 18 months.

[LeningradCowboy]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63067230

A chronic staff shortage has left the NHS in Wales in a "dangerous and precarious state", a union has warned.

[TWGL1]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63067230

A chronic staff shortage has left the NHS in Wales in a "dangerous and precarious state", a union has warned.

My sister in law lost a lot of staff ( she is a private support provider) when the vaccine mandate was threatened, but the government has now done a u-turn on this but the damage was done.

[Alfresco]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

A nurse working for an agency can earn in 3 days what a NHS nurse earns in 5 days. Add the ever increasing population and Covid, it's no wonder the NHS is on its knees.

[JamesWales]

Re: Patients sit on bins at overcrowded and visibly dirty UHW A&E unit

Every other night on the main news there is a story about the latest NHS disaster

That's in England

We get the Welsh side of things

It's not great all over the country

My experience of the NHS , focused around Princess Of Wales is that its fantastic

I lost a lot of blood , a bit of weight and had stomach pains . Within 3 weeks I have had an endoscopy and a CT scan and a consultation and given the all clear

Of course other people will have horror stories but a lot of the attacks on the NHS in Wales are from Tories . If you think its bad now God help you if that lot ever get in .

I'm glad you had a good experience and are better, but FFS Sludge, stop using it as a political football. It gives excuses for shit management and processes within the NHS.

As you say, there are issues irrespective of who happens to be in govt. Between health secretary and patient there are numerous layers of management. I suspect we should be looking there more closely.