I am sitting in the discharge room after all i can describe as the worse experience i have ever had at an nhs hospital. I was admitted to Terrington ward very unwell with pneumonia. I was put between a dementia patient and a prisoner handcuffed to a bed complete with 2 police officers. The prisoner spent the night asking for medication and swearing and the dementia patient spent all night bring offensive to everybody. I suffer with my nerves and am on long term medication. I asked during the night if i could be moved- it made sense to put dementia next to prisoner but was told nothing could be done . The next morning i had a complete meltdown due to the stress these patients were putting me under. The ward manager said " this is the NHS nowadays" and everyone has a right to a bed but myself as a patient obviously does not have the right to feel safe relaxed and receive the treatment i needed. I also feel it inappropriate to have male police officers all night in a female ward
"Horrendous"
About: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Gateshead) Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Gateshead) Gateshead NE9 6SX
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