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screams in pain during an operation she can see all her
intestines on her stomach and the in human surgeon carries
on. She has her knickers forcibly removed and is given a
suppository against her will full horror
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A BEREAVED son whose 86-year- old mother died after contracting two
super bugs has accused Leighton Hospital of failing her and her
family. Story
Post Bag
On 4th March
2009 Brenda Slater was admitted to ward 6 and next day to
ward 2,she went in to have her lungs drained.On 10 March she
had the runs, and was told she had an infection but never
told were the infection was. she was given antibiotics,
which never helped, she was in pain. Brenda had cancer of
the Pancreas.She was discharged on 24th March,on 25th March
she was very poorly. Brenda was admitted into St Lukes
Hospice on 31st March and died on the 2nd April, we were
told she had Cdiff. She was obviously sent out of hospital
with it and nobody was told.
BrendaEagles
My partner's grandad was
taken into leighton on Wednesday 8th of april 2009 after
having a fall in the house. He was put into ward7. When we
went to see him the following day we found him lying down in
bed trying to eat a bowl of soup which was going every
where. We asked him why did'nt he ask for help he told us
that he did but was ignored. So myself and my partner ended
up lifting him up the bed as know staff where available to
help. He was also being sick and left in the dirty pj's all
day. The family also had to take him to the toilet as he was
ignored to the stage where i think they got fed up with him
asking to go that they put a catheter in site just for the
sake of it. My Grandfather has prostrate cancer which mean's
he goes to the toilet alot. He also has problem's in the
bowel department as well so they gave him stuff to make him
go which worked with good result's. But yet again after
asking to the toilet a few time's due to the medication
working he was ignored again and was given a pad to put on
and told to use it. My grandfather is in his 80 and very
proud man how degrading is that to be told to do your
business in a pad and sit on it till they can be bothered
changing it. We did complain and after myself doing alot of
his care for him in the hospital which should'nt come down
to me we asked for him to be transfered out of leighton
which he is doing today to another hospital which can give
him the right treatment and care that he need's and
deserves. Instead of being told that because it's easter
they have a staff shortage problem. I have been in the care
field for 13 year's and if i thought that i treated any of
my patient's like that i would be so ashamed. Everybody has
the right of dignaty and respect no matter how old you are.
It is abuse and they get away with it.
EK Mcghee
I must bring to your attention the disgusting state of
the "Chapel" of rest at Leighton Hospital. My niece died
on Monday morning on Ward 7 and was moved to the chapel
for visiting at Lunchtime.
Unfortunately this experience totally undermined all the
skillful nursing care that my niece recieved on ward 7.
The trolley was completely viewable from the viewing
window as was the mattress. My niece was draped in an
unironed sheet. This part of the hospital was more like
a spoof scene from a Carry On film. Thank God my elderly
parents decided they were unable to make this visit,
they would have been appallled and horrified.
This area needs to recieve urgent attention, a most
unsatisfactory experience in 2008 and a disgrace on
Leighton Hospital and the trust.
Sean T Traynor
Sean T Traynor
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Fox Inn
Troston Road
Honington
Bury St Edmunds
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S West went into hospital 2007.
I was interested to read your campaign against sexual
abuse as the very same thing happened to me. I went into
Leighton Hospital for a leg operation and went into surgery
with my underwear on when I came out of surgery I had had my
knickers removed without my consent and I felt sexually
violated. The operation site didn't require my knickers to
be removed so why did they do it. The thought of a
group of people removing my knickers and seeing all my
private parts when I was unconscious and unable to defend my
self makes me sick. If this had happened anywhere else the
people that did it would be up before the courts for sexual
assault. The hospital doesn't seem to have any idea of
patients feelings you are just a piece of meat the other
worrying thing is if any of the people who do this are
perverts in any way they are getting away with it with no
check on them. Procedures must be put into place to protect
patients so that no one can have their underwear removed
without written consent unless its an emergency.
J
Jones (Went as a patient) said on
29 Jan 2008
Staffing levels seemed to be inadequate. On one night shift
there were only 2 nurses covering 3 wards which contained a
large proportion of people confined to their beds. On this and
many other occasions people were ignored when they pressed their
call buttons. I personally, and others in the ward, waited
regularly from between 5 and 20 minutes for a bed pan and even
when we got one we were often left perching on them for similar
time periods. This was very distressing for some patients, and I
found it very difficult as I was in a lot of pain from a broken
hip. I personally dread having to come back into hospital for
any length of time if I have to go through the same experience.
When I was in hospital for a week prior to my recent stay I
witnessed similar levels of care with many elderly patients not
receiving the care they deserved and often being ignored.
I also think some staff should consider patients feelings during
shift hand over. I was talked about as if I was stupid, some of
the facts were incorrect at hand over and some of the nurses
seem to think you are deaf and can't hear what they are saying!
I was upset by some of the tactless comments made at hand over.
Communication overall could be improved.
Anonymous 1 (Went as a
patient) said on 17 Dec 2007
What you liked:
The midwifery staff in general were friendly, however there
was a great variation of staff who appeared unprofessional
and uninterested to the wonderful but few, who were
brilliant and trying to pull the weight of all the staff who
really couldn't be bothered.
Morale appeared very low.
What could be improved:
My labour was difficult with the midwife delivering my baby
pronouncing that she wasn't very good at this! Praise God
for a senior midwife stepping in and taking over.
Staffing levels were very poor, my baby was supposed to have
hourly observations, however this was only done once!
I have a medical condition which means it is very hard for
me to get around, when i arrived on the ward the midwife was
brilliant and very helpful, however once the shift changed i
didn't see anyone till i hobbled down to the desk to ask for
help!
The hospital was dirty with blood on the floors and in the
bathrooms and dry vomit on the frame of the bed!
The discharge process was very poorly organised and despite
having been seen and discharged by the doctors it took the
midwifery staff several hours to fill in the tick chart for
our discharge.
Fury at patients left malnourished
Feb 6 2008
HUNDREDS of patients have been discharged malnourished from
Leighton Hospital, according to shock figures discovered by
an MP.
Tory Stephen O’Brien, whose Eddisbury constituency covers
the Crewe hospital, found from 2006-07, 842 patients left
malnourished from Leighton and the Victoria Infirmary,
Northwich, which are both run by the Mid-Cheshire Hospitals
Trust.
The Shadow Health Minister says the Government’s own figures
show across Britain, 139,127 patients were discharged from
hospital malnourished – an 84% increase on 1997-98.
A total of 130,594 patients were admitted to hospitals in a
malnourished condition – an 85% rise from 1997-98.
Mr O’Brien said: “It is a scandal that in 21st Century
Britain, we allow vulnerable patients to be let out of
hospital in a malnourished state, and it is even worse that
we allow thousands of patients to get more poorly while they
are in hospital.
“Malnourished patients are more prone to infections, have
more complications after surgery, and have higher mortality
rates – yet the Government allows over 130,000 patients to
enter hospital in that state.
“Nurses need to be given the time and equipment to get on
with the job of caring for our most vulnerable patients.”
A spokesman for the Mid-Cheshire Hospitals Trust said it had
introduced a number of initiatives during the past few years
which aim to ensure the nutritional and dietary needs of
patients are fully met during their stay at either Leighton
Hospital or Northwich Infirmary.
“All patients identified with malnutrition are referred to a
named ward dietitian and seen within 24 working hours, These
patients are given a care plan, and where required,
assistance at meal times.”
Emma Whittle, senior dietitian at the trust said: “Good
nutrition is an essential element in patient care and
recovery, so it is important patients are encouraged to eat
and drink with the assistance of nursing staff, a family
member or a volunteer mealtime assistant.
“In some instances, the help given may be as simple as
unwrapping a bread roll or cutting up food for the patient
to feed themselves. However, a considerable number of
patients benefit from having one-to-one encouragement and
assistance with their meal.
“When patients leave hospital, many may still be classed as
‘malnourished’’ but they will be receiving intensive
treatment. Malnutrition is not something that can be rapidly
corrected.”
We do recognize that many of the staff are brilliant
and doing a great job for low pay and deserve every praise
we want the ones who cause distress to reach the high
standards set by most staff. As a balanced view we do accept
comments that are positive and we will display them when we
receive them.
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These are the GMC Rules for good medical practices for surgeons and every hospital should use these as their standards. If they
don't you can complain to the GMC
Here
These rules apply to minor operation done on a day patient as
well.
Consent Intimate
Examinations
December 2001
The GMC regularly receives complaints from patients who feel that
doctors have behaved inappropriately during an intimate examination.
Intimate examinations, that is examinations of the breasts,
genitalia or rectum, can be stressful and embarrassing for patients.
When conducting intimate examinations you should:
- Explain to the patient why an examination is necessary and
give the patient an opportunity to ask questions.
- Explain what the examination will involve, in a way the
patient can understand, so that the patient has a clear idea of
what to expect, including any potential pain or discomfort
(paragraph 13 of our booklet
Seeking patients’ consent gives further guidance on
presenting information to patients).
- Obtain the patient’s permission before the examination and
be prepared to discontinue the examination if the patient asks
you to. You should record that permission has been obtained.
- Keep discussion relevant and avoid unnecessary personal
comments.
- Offer a chaperon or invite the patient (in advance if
possible) to have a relative or friend present. If the patient
does not want a chaperon, you should record that the offer was
made and declined. If a chaperon is present, you should record
that fact and make a note of the chaperon’s identity. If for
justifiable practical reasons you cannot offer a chaperon, you
should explain that to the patient and, if possible, offer to
delay the examination to a later date. You should record the
discussion and its outcome.
- Give the patient privacy to undress and dress and use drapes
to maintain the patient’s dignity. Do not assist the patient in
removing clothing unless you have clarified with them that your
assistance is required.
Anaesthetised patients
You must obtain consent prior to anaesthetisation, usually in
writing, for the intimate examination of anaesthetised patients. If
you are supervising students you should ensure that valid consent
has been obtained before they carry out any intimate examination
under anaesthesia.
You may find some hospitals don't get the proper consent and if
for instance they were to give you pain relief by way of a
suppository while you are under sedation if they do they must get
your permission in writing before you are sedated or the doctor may
be struck off for assault. A lot of Hospitals use
Midazolam (versed) for sedation
during minor operation like a hernia and by the rules they must tell
you the risks.
One of the risks is it can make you forget which you
may think is a good thing but some people don't want to forget. You
may be given a pain relief Voltkol which is given as a
suppository if they haven't told you about this and obtained your
permission in writing as per the above GMC rules then you can
complain to the GMC or look for compensation for sexual assault. The
problem is because of the Midazolam you may not know they did this
you would have to apply for your medical records to see. You don't
need this pain relief you can have tablets and according to the
rules they must explain this to you and give you the chance to opt
out.
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Leighton hospital was condemned by the Health Care Commission in
January 2006
See the full report here
Health watchdog finds that failings at the Mid Cheshire Hospitals
NHS Trust led to unacceptable levels of care for older patients
Published: January 24th 2006 Serious lapses in the care of older
people at Leighton Hospital have been identified in an investigation
report published today (Tuesday) by the independent healthcare
regulator the Healthcare Commission. The investigation followed the
conviction in 2004 of Ward Sister Barbara Salisbury on two counts of
attempted murder.
The conviction related to incidents that occurred at Leighton
Hospital in 2002 and involved the inappropriate administration of
diamorphine, a powerful opiate analgesic, to patients. The aim of
the investigation was to look at whether there were failings in
systems to protect patients in the trust in 2002, and to assess
whether these failings were still a problem. The investigation found
that the trust failed to meet adequate standards of care.
This, together with poor leadership and management, staff shortages
and a lack of learning from complaints, resulted in the safety of
patients being compromised. Patients were often not assisted to take
their medication or helped with eating and drinking. The Commission
found that the general lack of attention by staff sometimes
prevented patients from getting to the bathroom or using the bedpan
in time, adversely affecting their dignity, morale and health.
Healthcare assistants reported having no time to shave patients or
answer buzzers, and there were numerous examples of drug rounds
being late and tablets being left on tables out of reach of
patients. Following the conviction of Barbara Salisbury, many nurses
and some families reported serious misgivings that patients were not
receiving adequate pain relief. Marcia Fry, Head of Operational
Development at the Healthcare Commission, said: “There is no excuse
that allows for the care and dignity of patients to be compromised
in this way. “This report has highlighted serious problems, some of
which go right up to the most senior level at the trust.
We are pleased that the trust has already taken some urgent action
to improve the service for patients. It must continue on this path
and make every effort to implement all of the recommendations in
this report. It must do everything in its power to build a service
that staff, patients and their families can rely upon. “As
performance manager and commissioner of services of the trust, the
local strategic health authority and primary care trust must share
responsibility and work with the trust to improve the situation. “The Healthcare Commission will keep a close watch on the trust over
the coming months to make sure that the necessary improvements are
made.” In order to address the concerns identified in the
investigation the Healthcare Commission has made the following
urgent recommendations:
* Recruit additional frontline nursing staff to provide an
acceptable and safe standard of care
* Improve governance and management of the medical directorate
* Investigate and address the cause of poor clinical outcomes in the
medical directorate, including apparently higher than average
mortality rates in recent years
* Review management and accountability arrangements in the trust In
addition, the trust must also:
* give greater priority to the care of older patients in line
with the national service framework for older people
* provide care that puts the needs of patients first and treats them
with dignity and respect
* review its arrangement for providing patients with
appropriate pain relief
* take action to address poor care when it is identified
through complaints and/or reporting
* develop action plans in response to serious complaints and ensure
that they are implemented and monitored Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS
Trust have developed a detailed action plan to address the
recommendations in the report.
A number of these actions have already been put in place including a
high level review of the trust’s management arrangements. The trust
is reviewing its risk assurance framework; they are also reviewing
arrangements for governance and management particularly in the
medical directorate. In addition to this, the trust, which is under
the leadership of a new acting chief executive, has recruited 44 new
nursing staff, and introduced a new approach to handling and
learning from complaints. An audit of the care of older people has
been launched. Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority
and the Healthcare Commission regional team will closely monitor
progress made against the action plan.
TRUSTS TOLD TO IMPROVE
09:56 - 09 October 2007
The organisations running the ambulance
service and Leighton Hospital have been told to improve how they
handle complaints.An audit carried out by the Healthcare
Commission has revealed that North West Ambulance Service (NWAS)
NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust are not meeting
the basic standard to ensure patients, their relatives and
carers are not discriminated against when complaints are made.
The audit also revealed that NWAS Trust's complaint system
needed to be more accessible in terms of registering formal
complaints and feedback on the quality of services.
The healthcare watchdog launched the audit after becoming
concerned about how patients' complaints are handled locally.
The trusts were two of 32 chosen for inspection because of
concerns that they were not meeting Government standards.
The basic standard requires trusts to make complaint procedures
accessible, ensure complainants are not discriminated against
and act on concerns and make changes where appropriate.
The Healthcare Commission said that trusts should do more to
make it easier for people to raise a complaint.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Leighton Hospital,
received 288 complaints in 2006/7 - a drop on the previous
year's figures of 300 - and has received 147 complaints this
year to date.
Officials reacted to the Healthcare Commission's findings by
forming Matron Forums for staff to discuss complaint handling.
A spokesman said: "A thorough audit of complaints has taken
place and systems have been implemented to ensure staff are
trained in dealing with complaints."
A NWAS spokesman said: "North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
treats complaints very seriously and welcomes the findings of
the audit to ensure best practice is achieved across all areas.
"Following the audit on complaints handling within the former
Mersey Regional Ambulance Service NHS Trust, areas for
improvement were noted by NWAS and included in the trust's
action plan.
"NWAS immediately reviewed and amended its new complaints policy
and stated its intention to provide information on staff
attitudes, staff support and emphasised the issue of not
discriminating against complainants of the services it provides.
"The Healthcare Commission acknowledged the swift action the
trust has taken in response to the findings.
"The trust remains committed to ensuring all its staff are fully
aware of the trust's complaints policy and procedures."
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The Health Ombudsman has taken up the
case of the sexual assault on a patient who had her knickers
removed during an operation even after she
had expressly forbidden it and she was then given a
suppository against her consent. The hospital have
constantly refused to investigate the case and discipline
the staff and interestingly when the GMC investigated no one
would admit removing the patient knickers or giving the
suppository or seeing anyone do it. If it was done as a
genuine mistake one would expect people to own up and say
SORRY.
Due to the work load it will be 7
months before the Ombudsman can start their investigation.
The Ombudsman
has found in favour in this case once and passed it back to
the HCC who said a doctor can force treatment on a patient
if its in their interest even if they say no. This is of
coarse a stupid statement against all British law and it
seems the HCC were upset as the Ombudsman found they hadn’t
done their job properly, they did fight it and it had to go
to the highest level in the Ombudsman .
The Ombudsman have reported back and
found in the patients favour for the second time but despite
this the hospital refuse to take any action against the
nurses concerned. If they refuse to take action you can only
conclude that they don't care if nurses sexual assault
patients. The nurses have even tried to get the patient
arrested for harassment for exposing the truth of their
assault. They dont seem to care that the patient is still
having nightmares of being gang raped and her life has
changed forever due to this assault. The nurse are currently
being pursued by there governing bodies and its hoped they
will be brought to justice and be made to pay for their
crimes
Mother Dies in Leighton Hospital from Superbugs
Nov 7 2007
A BEREAVED son whose 86-year- old mother died after contracting two
superbugs has accused Leighton Hospital of failing her and her
family.
James Carter, 61, of Congleton Road, Sandbach, has lodged an
official complaint against the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
following the death of his mother, Hettie McKenna, on August 26.
Mrs McKenna, lived alone at Highfield Drive in Nantwich and was
fiercely independent before she was admitted to the Crewe hospital
on May 25 after a minor fall.
The cause of death was recorded as clostridium difficile (C. diff) –
an infection which can lead to ulceration, bleeding from the colon,
peritonitis and death.
Mr Carter said: ‘She recovered quickly from her fall but was treated
for a urinary infection. When they suddenly moved her to another
ward I asked why and was told there had been an influx of male
patients. But this wasn’t true and I eventually found out she had
contracted MRSA.
‘She was then moved to the Discharged Ward and we were told she was
well enough to leave and that her bed was needed quickly. However, a
visiting care-home manager correctly said she was too ill to leave.
‘On subsequent visits, we became concerned about the bouts of
diarrhoea she was suffering and eventually asked if it was C-Diff.
Only then were we told it was. She died two weeks later.
‘I deserve answers because the trust has failed my mother and my
family. Why were we not told she had caught these bugs? Why was she
being prescribed antibiotics when we were told that they were what
was causing the C-Difficile?
‘Why was her nightwear – thickly covered in faeces – left for us to
wash when we had not been told what precautions to take whilst
laundering them?’
In total there were 2,157 reports of C. diff across the North West
among patients aged 65 and over between April and June this year, a
decrease of 19% compared to the previous quarter.
Five Leighton Hospital patients died after catching the infection
between April 2006 and April this year.
A spokeswoman for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust said: ‘The trust
would like to express its sincere condolences to the patient’s
family.
‘The trust is taking the concerns of the family seriously and is
undertaking a review of the advice and care the patient and her
family received, in line with the NHS complaints procedure.
‘Once that process has concluded, the trust will share the findings
of the investigation with the family.’
Leighton Hospital A&E
I attended Leighton Hospitals
A&E with a
patient who had a suspected broken leg /knee. After a 2 hour weight
we saw the doctor who asked the patient to jump up on the bed. The
patient was crying as it was with pain sitting in a wheel chair.
When I pointed out the fact the patient was small and couldn’t jump
up on the bed if she was fit the doctor said I am not bending down
to look at the knee. The patient was then crying with extreme pain
forced to try and climb up on the bed. If the leg was broken it
could have pushed the bone through the skin.
After x-ray it was decided that it was badly
strained and swollen. The doctor offer the crying patient pain
relief and asked are you allergic to anything who replied yes
Paracetamol and it will be on my notes.
The patient was then given tablet containing
Paracetamol which if she had taken could have been fatal even a
child would not have given these tablets knowing she was allergic.
Is the Doctor that gave the Paracetamol totally incompetent or was this a
deliberate act as this patient has a complaint against the
hospital. If this was the case then its a very serious case but
its hard to see why when she was told of the allergy and its on
the notes she still gave what could be a fatal medicine.
The Healthcare Commission report on discrimination
against people who have complained says
The organisation could not demonstrate
that systems had been in place to make sure that patients,
relatives and carers did not suffer in their care or
treatment as a result of making a complaint.
What does this mean to you?
If you are concerned about the possibility of being
discriminated against as a result if making a complaint,
check what written assurance the organisation has given in
the information about complaints which they make available
to patients. All trusts have action plans in place where
they said they did not meet or could not be sure whether
they met this standard.
This means this patient may have been
discriminated against because she had complained
Use the file a complaint to put your views and
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Nurse gets five years for seeking to kill two patients
but was she innocent? Nurse gets five years for seeking to kill two patients
Ward sister weeps at verdicts after trial that heard of her ruthless
desire to free beds by causing elderly to die
Helen Carter
Saturday June 19, 2004
The Guardian
A senior ward sister was convicted yesterday of attempting to murder
two elderly patients under her care because she was motivated by a
ruthless desire to free up beds at a Leighton hospital which was in the
throes of a bedblocking crisis.
Barbara Salisbury crossed the line between humane nursing and
callous dispatch of patients at Leighton hospital in Crewe by
administering diamorphine or lying them on their back so they would
drown in their own secretions. She was jailed for five years after
being found guilty at Chester crown court of the attempted murders
of May Taylor, 88, and Frank Owen, 92, in March 2002.
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Salisbury, 47, from Pontybodkin, north Wales, wept as the guilty
verdicts were read out. Sentencing her, Mr Justice Pitchford said:
"Your duty and your trust was one of care towards your patients, and
under the direction of the doctors, the respect for and preservation
of human life. The jury has found that in the case of two elderly
patients who were nearing their end, you broke that duty and abused
your trust by attempting to hasten death."
He added: "It is impossible for me to fathom what it was to cause
you to act as you did. You chose to exercise control over life and
death of patients whose time had not quite come."
Salisbury had faced four attempted murder charges. But she was
cleared of any unlawful involvement in the deaths of James Byrne,
76, and Reuben Thompson, 81.
Two years ago, the Cheshire Leighton hospital which serves a community with a
large number of elderly people, was in the middle of a bedblocking
crisis, which has since eased. The court heard that when she arrived
back on the ward after six days off sick, she saw Mr Owen, who had
been a patient for three months, and asked: "What's he still doing
here?"
The prosecution said she had been constantly pressing for him to be
discharged to a nursing home, despite Mr Owen needing a drip. She
told her colleagues to lie him on his back "so his lungs will fill
with fluid and he will die".
Despite colleagues telling her that Mr Owen was not in pain, she
gave him two injections of diamorphine. The former mechanic died
five minutes after she finished her shift. One witness described her
actions as "callous and unprofessional". Later, she was asked if his
death was peaceful. She replied: "Yes, thanks to me."
Salisbury had lied to doctors to ensure Mrs Taylor, a widow, was
given excessive doses of diamorphine. When challenged, Salisbury had
replied: "Why prolong the inevitable?"
She had been accused of telling James Byrne, who had suffered a
minor stroke: "Give in, it's time to go," as she gave him
diamorphine.
When she appeared in the witness box, Salisbury repeatedly denied
hastening patients' deaths, but admitted using the phrase "It's OK
to go now" to those close to death, in an effort to be soothing.
The prosecution claimed Salisbury had arrogated to herself the right
to decide when patients should die and attempted by her actions to
shorten what remained of their lives. But she said: "I have probably
said, 'It's OK for you to go now.' It's a term I often used to use
in intensive care, meaning it's OK, you can leave this life," she
told the jury. "I said it in a gentle way to let them know there was
somebody there." She could not remember any of the four patients.
Unpopular
Salisbury was said to have been unpopular among her colleagues on
the ward because of her brusque manner. Many of the nurses were
traumatised by what they witnessed, while others were bullied into
obeying her orders. Following the death of Mrs Taylor, nurses
Katherine Darby and Alexandra McNally were so appalled by her
treatment at the hands of Salisbury that they complained to their
managers.
There were other incidents involving elderly people. Nurse Annie
Denson said that on Christmas Day 2001, Lila Hillyer, 86, was
nearing death. She had left her on her side aided by an oxygen mask
so she might survive until relatives could see her. Then Salisbury
came into the side room and said: "Lose the oxygen and lie her
flat." The nurse ignored the instruction and the patient survived
two more days.
Salisbury's barrister, Peter Birkett, said in mitigation that she
had no criminal record and suffered from depression, for which she
was treated in hospital from August 2002 to July 2003.
Salisbury, a mother of two, had been a nurse for most of her working
life. Born in Liverpool, she began training in 1975 while in the
RAF. She went on to qualify as a state enrolled nurse and a
registered general nurse and worked at hospitals in Peterborough and
King's Lynn, principally in intensive care. In 1993, she moved to
Leighton hospital. She had risen to the rank of Grade E staff nurse
and three years later she was promoted to a Grade F ward sister.
She worked on Ward 5, a general medical ward with a number of
geriatrics, until 2000, when she transferred to Ward 4. The
following year, the trust's chief executive, Simon Yates, presented
her with a Learning to Be a Leader award.
"She had a pretty good reputation with the management," said a
source at the Leighton hospital. "They looked upon her as being efficient.
But the people who worked with her had no time for her at all. They
certainly didn't like her attitude and she upset and offended an
awful lot of people."
For more than a year, a team of detectives from Cheshire police were
based at the Leighton hospital as part of a lengthy investigation led by
Detective Chief Inspector Adrian Wright. Salisbury was eventually
charged with the attempted murders in June 2003. The inquiry team
examined 20 deaths of elderly patients at the Leighton hospital over a
five-year period. A hotline set up for concerned relatives received
more than 100 calls in its first few weeks.
In a statement, the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health
Authority paid tribute to the whistleblowers. "We are grateful to
the Leighton hospital staff who first raised their concerns with the trust
for bringing the matter to the attention of the police," it said.
"We have agreed with the trust that the SHA will commission an
independent investigation to look into the issues surrounding this
case."
A statement from Salisbury's husband Derek said: "My wife is a
devoted nurse, who has dedicated herself to the care of the sick.
Always she has put the interests of patients first. We do not accept
this jury's verdict. We know her to be innocent of any crime. This
is a tragic day for her, for us her family, and for the nursing
profession."
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If you have been
abused or sexually assaulted by Health Care workers the site above
may be able to help. Fill in our form and make your views known
Here
Join our campaign to stop sexual
assault in Leighton Hospital. Many women and some men have
complained about what they see as sexual assault by this
they mean they have gone for an operation and had their
underwear on and then woke up from the operation only to
find their underwear has been removed without their consent
and often they have been buggered by having a suppository
given without consent.
For many this has been a traumatic
experience with long term effects and nightmares and any
Muslim women would be mortified if this happened. It comes
down to a simple failure of Leighton Hospital to communicate
with patients and being totally arrogant that they can do
what the hell they like. People are not being told enough
information for them to make and informed decision and thus
give informed consent.
If you go in for an operation and they
explain before you are put to sleep and you give consent and
remove your own underwear then there is no problem. If you
turn up in theatre a sleep and with your knickers on then
it’s clear you haven’t given consent for them to be removed
and being a sleep can’t give consent. Removing your own
knickers is one thing but when a group of people do it for
you its like a gang rape attack. Often people take this in
even if a sleep.
We asked that they simple ensure that
no one removes any ones knickers if they are a sleep unless
it’s an emergency and that patients are checked before they
have any pre med to ensure knickers are removed if needed or
to confirm the patient’s wishes that they are not
removed. The cost of this is zero but Leighton Hospital
doesn’t want to know.
The Health Services Ombudsman has now
ruled on a case and found it’s not acceptable to remove
knickers and give suppositories without consent. We hope
this ruling will force changes to Leighton Hospital and as
some people want to press criminal charges of sexual assault
against staff this may bring the message home.
Its down to lack of communication you
may give consent to an operation but have know idea that
this entails having you knickers removed, you may even give
consent to a suppository and they be shocked when it happens
as many people don’t know that this entails someone sticking
their finger up you backside. You must ensure that patients
understand what you mean saying a suppository is like saying
an endoscopies people just don’t know what they hell your
talking about
Nurse and Doctors don’t seem to have
any comprehension of dominant role. If you are upset afraid
and vulnerable in a state of undress and a person in a
uniform towers above you this is a very dominate position
and you may fell forced to comply because of this. If they
came down to the patients level then this effect is reduced
and again doesn’t take a genius to work out.
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Webmasters Notes
This case has shaken the Hospital to
the extent that they have employed high power lawyers to
harass the patient and family who are witness in a GMC case
and they have attempted to have my sites removed by threats
to ISP's all of which have failed and resulted in me putting
more sites up all over the world.
Leighton Hospital have in
this case totally failed in there duty of care in this case.
The failed to obtain
informed consent as the GMC have identified that the doctor
taking the consent couldn't give enough information for
informed consent so technically the whole operation was
assault.
The failed to assess her
anaesthetic needs which resulted in her nearly dyeing and
being in extreme pain.
The gave 10 mg of
Midazolam in one dose as shown on her records which is
potentially fatal.
They gave 900mg of local
instead of 400mg and didn't give adrenaline which was nearly
fatal.
She was sexually abused by
having her knickers removed when she had expressly forbidden
it.
She was sexually abused by
them giving a suppository when she had said no.
They failed to take care
of her pain relief.
What is worse when they
complained they failed to find anything wrong and cover up
what had happened. After the GMC HCC and Ombudsman have
found all the problems its hard to see why Leighton Hospital
didn't find anything wrong but put further patients at risk
from the surgeon another potential Barbara Salisbury. They
are refusing to name the nurses who sexually assaulted this
patient w Witness are helping to fight this case
and the people who did this will be brought to justice.
Assaulted during Hernia operation
I am a housewife.
On 30 June 2005 I attended the Day Ward of Leighton Hospital
for an out-patient appointment as I had been diagnosed with
an umbilical hernia and I was aware that I needed surgery to
repair it.
I understood that the reason for the out-patient appointment
was so that I could be assessed as to my suitability for
surgery as the hernia was getting bigger and bigger. I had
assumed that I was going to see Mr Cade, the Consultant to
whom I had been referred by my General Practitioner.
However, I was not seen by him when 1 attended the
appointment.
At the appointment I was given a Hernia Assessment
Questionnaire by reception and was asked to fill it in. 1
did so and was then seen initially by a nurse who took my
blood pressure and checked that I had filled in the form
correctly. The nurse told me that I would be given pain
relief after the operation and it was usually given as a
suppository. She explained that if I did not want a
suppository then I should make it clear so that I could be
given an oral painkiller instead. I told this nurse that I
did not want a suppository. The nurse then left the room and
took the Hernia Assessment Questionnaire away with her.
This doctor discussed my weight with me. At that time I was
around 22 stone and this affected the operation that I
needed. The doctor explained that it would be better if I
could lose some weight but that my weight should not cause
any problems and the operation could still take place. He
told me that I would be awake throughout the operation as
this would be safer for me. I understood that he meant that
it would be safer for me to have the operation under local
anaesthetic rather than general anaesthetic because I was
overweight and may not wake up if I was given general
anaesthetic. I was also informed by him that this operation
would normally take half an hour but because I was
overweight it would take three quarters of an hour to an
hour.
During the appointment, the doctor also examined me and felt
and prodded at my stomach as part of the assessment. During
my time at the Leighton hospital on 30 June 2005 I did not see
Professor Aluwihare at all.
I attended Leighton Hospital on 11 November 2005 for my
operation, anticipating that I would be there for a couple
of hours and I therefore did not take any overnight clothes
with me.
I waited in a waiting room for a couple of hours and I
recall that I saw a young female Asian doctor first,
although I cannot now recall her name, and she went through
the consent form with me. I remember that this doctor told
me that the operation would not take long to complete, that
it would take about an hour, I would need an hour to recover
and then 1 would be allowed home. She did not mention any of
the risks or complications of this operation or offer any
alternative forms of anaesthetic, she didn’t say that there
would be no anaesthetist present. As a result of this I
don’t believe I gave informed consent had I known the full
facts I would have had a different form of pain relief. At
the end of our conversation, the doctor asked me if I had
understood everything and she then left the waiting room.
The doctor was with me for no more than five minutes I felt
under pressure to sign as I was petrified alone and
vulnerable waiting for the operation.
At some point whilst I was waiting I was asked to change
into a gown which I did. I specifically told the nurse who
was running the reception area that I wanted my knickers to
be kept on and she said that this was fine.
I waited for what seemed like another couple of hours and
then Professor Aluwihare came to see me. This was the first
time that I had met Professor Aluwihare. He asked me to lift
my gown up and I did so, at which point he commented that
the hernia area was a purpley grey colour and asked me if I
knew why. I said that 1 didn't know why and I remember that
he said that he didn't know why either.
Professor Aluwihare asked me, at that point, if I understood
what the operation would involve and I said that I
understood roughly. He then told me that he would be putting
a plug into the hernia and then a mesh over the top of it to
make it extra secure.
Professor Aluwihare then asked if I had any questions and
checked that I had signed the consent form.
Following my conversation with Professor Aluwihare, a nurse
came to and introduced herself to me and
took me to the anaesthetic room. Once there, she asked me
to get on the trolley bed that was in the room and attached
monitors to my chest and to my finger.
I remember that Professor Aluwihare then came into the room
and she tried to find a vein in my arm with a needle and I
assumed that this was so that I could be injected with
either a sedative or something that would take any pain
away.
She could not find the vein in my arm and I remember her
saying that this could have been because it was cold in the
anaesthetic room and because I was nervous.
Professor Aluwihare then tried to get the needle into the
vein in my arm but he could not do so either. I then
remember that someone else in the anaesthetic room informed
Professor Aluwihare that there was someone next door who may
be able to help. At this the Professor said that she was
'the expert' and she was the person that he needed.
At this point there were four or five people in the
anaesthetic room and one of them went to get the lady they
had been talking about. I assume that this lady was a doctor
and she came in and found the vein in my arm first time.
This lady was only in the room for a couple of minutes and,
after inserting the needle into my arm, she left. I still do
not know the identity of this lady.
At no time up until this point did Professor Aluwihare say
that he thought that I ought to have a general anaesthetic
instead of a local anaesthetic.
I assume that medication was then inserted into the needle
to my arm but I cannot really recall this and do not know
who administered it as there were a few people in the room
at that time. I do recall that the nurse then placed a large
cold wet patch onto my leg but 1 don't know what this patch
was. After the patch was put on I do not recall anything
else until I awoke during the operation and was looking up
at the
theatre lights. I am aware that I woke up in theatre but I
do not recall being transferred to theatre or the first cut
to my skin.
When I first awoke I found myself looking up at the theatre
lights, I felt quite calm and it was interesting to watch
what was happening. Although I was lying down I could see
what was happening in the reflection on the surface of the
theatre lights. For a few minutes I didn't feel any pain at
all.
I must have passed out again because I woke up with an
oxygen mask over my nose and mouth and I do not remember
anyone putting this mask onto my face. I was also in
excruciating pain 10 times worse than having a baby. I
clearly remember that I was crying and screaming out in pain
shouting stop. I was trying to get the oxygen mask off so
that I could wipe my eyes because I had my glasses on and I
remember not being able to wipe my tears away.
I know that Professor Aluwihare heard me crying and shouting
because he looked at me and asked the nurse if I was alright
or if 1 was just a little tearful.
At this time, I could see the cut to my stomach and my
innards which looked like red blobs in the reflection of the
theatre lights above my head. I could not see the cut and my
innards by looking down because I was lying down and I
couldn't sit up.
I remember at one point 1 managed to get the oxygen mask off
and screamed out in pain again. I specifically recall that
Professor Aluwihare told me that it was not hurting, it was
just a 'pulling' sensation that I could feel and that he had
nearly finished the operation.
At no point did Professor Aluwihare say
that he was going to stop the operation but I recall that he
did ask someone in the room to see if there was an
anaesthetist around who could assist. This makes him no
better than a torturer and the most cruel and in human
surgeon even though he knows the pain I went through he
hasn't even had the courtesy to apologize. I am unsure whether
anyone went to find an anaesthetist because at this point I
started to feel very strange.
I felt like I was fainting and that my heart was slowing
down and then stopping. I remember the staff seemed to panic
at this point as there was an urgency in their voices and I
heard Professor Aluwihare shout something about my heart
although I cannot now recall exactly what he said. I
honestly thought that I was going to die and I was
absolutely petrified.
At this point, I passed out again and when I woke up there
were only two nurses, in theatre with
me and they were cleaning up.
Suddenly the other nurse, whose name I do not recall and
have been unable to find out, came over to me and said,
'I've just got to give you this', lifted one of my legs up
and inserted a suppository into my anus.
Just after the suppository was inserted I recall having
strange thoughts of a sexual nature again and I now
understand that this can be caused by Midazolam which I
think is one of the drugs that I was given during the
operation.
There are a lot of complaints about the use of this drug as
you forget what has happened but your subconscious mind can
still react to what happened see
http://ideas.4brad.com/archives/000100.html. It is also
used as a date rape drug and this means you cant remember
being raped but your mind will react to what has happened.
This makes things worse as you don’t know why you are having
strange feelings.
Its often used as a
Date Rape drug
and a male nurse got 7
years for using it
Midazolam can lead to the patient experiencing daydreams
with a sexual content.
For more info see
http://versedbusters.blogspot.com/2005/12/introduction.html
or
http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=18654&name=VERSED
I was never told anything about the drug to be used or its
effects or risks like it could stop my heart.
At no point on 11 November 2005 had anyone mentioned giving
me a suppository and I was not given a choice by the nurse
who inserted the suppository A similar case
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/310/6971/43 an
anaesthetist was struck off for the same thing.
At this point I was not aware that I did not have any
underwear on but it became clear that I didn't when I was
wheeled into the Day Ward on the trolley bed. As I was
sitting up, 1 could see that I wasn't wearing any underwear
and asked the nurse where my knickers were. The nurse told me that
my knickers were in a bag under the trolley and that they
had been taken off to avoid getting iodine on them she
refused to give me them back this meant I was to be
wheeled through the hospital without them then forced to get
onto beds etc showing everything private I had and this was the
most humiliating act.
I was worried about how my knickers had been taken off as I
did not remember it happening I still do not know who took them off without my
consent. All I remember is having a dream of being
forcible stripped by a room full of strangers and dreaming I
was to be gang raped it appears that some of this wasn't a
dream but was actually happening to me. People should be
told that the Midazolam is a DATE RAPE drug and you could
have anything done to you without remembering. This makes
things ten times worse as people who have been raped cant
remember but subconsciously their mind show the effects but
they dont know why.
I had no idea how long I had been in theatre at that point
although 1 knew I had been there for some time as the
operation began at around 2 - 2.30pm and when I came out of
theatre there was no one waiting in the Day Ward and it was
dark outside.
I was then wheeled into a waiting area on the trolley. I was then told that 1 was to stay
in Leighton hospital overnight and that they were waiting for a bed
to become available on the ward.
1 asked the nurses if anyone had contacted my partner to
tell him that I was staying in Leighton hospital overnight and they
told me that they did not know.
I still had not been told why I was being kept in overnight
and I had no idea of what had happened during the operation
as no one had explained anything to me. I did not see
Professor Aluwihare again whilst I was in Leighton hospital.
I ended up staying in Leighton hospital for two days, after which
time I discharged myself. During my time in Leighton
hospital I was
told by the nursing staff that the operation had been bigger
and more complicated than they had at first thought.
The day after the operation (Saturday 12 November 2005) a
doctor came to see me. This doctor did not tell me anything
about my operation but he looked at my drain, saw that there
was blood in it and told me that they wanted to keep me in
longer to see if any more blood drained.
The nurses told me that they were unable to tell whether the
blood in the drain was old or new because they could not
take the drain apart. However, on Sunday 13 November 2005,
my partner insisted that I see a doctor and when the doctor
came he told me that I was fine and told the nurses that I
could be discharged. The nurses then took the drain apart,
as they had been able to do all along, and 1 went home.
Since the operation I have asked Leighton Hospital to
provide me with copies of my medical records which I have
now received. As a result, I am now aware of the length of
the operation and that I was given 10 mg Midazolam all in
one go as shown on my medical records instead of
incrementally, as it should be given. I was also given a
massive overdose of Local anaesthetic as the maximum should
have been 400 mg and they gave me 900mg. An international
expert believes this caused my near death experience.
I would also like to say that 1 was terrified of going into
Leighton hospital prior to this because of terrible experiences in
the past but this experience has made it much worse for me.
I am very withdrawn now and find it very difficult to talk
about and still have nightmares 2 years later.
We complained to the Leighton hospital straight away
Main points from the Leighton hospitals replies
Dr R Okell, Clinical Director Anaesthesia has answered these
questions
Had the patient been given a general anaesthetic, she would
have certainly experienced less pain but as I advised you in
my previous letter, this carried a greater risk to the
patient because of her weight. Professor Aluwihare did ask
for an anaesthetist during the procedure but none was
available although one was present at the beginning of the
procedure and helped to get the line in. If one had been
available, they may have been able to increase the
efficiency of the sedation, which would have reduced the
likelihood of the vasovagal episode and the fluctuation in
pulse and BP might have been less.
Dr Okell tells me that he does not know how surgeons acquire
training in the use of Midazolam
The patient says during the operation she was in so much
pain she was screaming the place down and crying. You ask if
we can confirm that she was screaming and for how long.
Professor Aluwihare tells me that he cannot remember The
patient screaming at all. She had discomfort from time to
time and articulated this quietly or briefly cried very
quietly. He tells me he could see The patient face and was
very aware of the need to control her pain.
We then complained to the Health Care Commission
Main points from the Health Commission reply
The independent clinical adviser comments that it was
predictable that this would probably be a difficult and long
operation. A general anaesthetic was not contraindicated due
to the high BMI of 54, but would present significant risks.
However, the technique using local anaesthetic reduced the
risks of general anaesthetic, but carried risks associated
with local anaesthesia. The independent clinical adviser
clarified that the clinical records showed the amount of
local anaesthetic used was lidocaine (2%) 400mg, marcain
(0.5%) 100mg and lidocain (0.5%) 400mg.
In the clinical adviser’s opinion the maximum amount of
plain local anaesthetic would have been in the order of 3 x
138 (weight of patient) = 414mg. He states that it is
surprising that so much local anaesthetic was used and that
adrenaline was not added.
The patient was therefore possibly at risk from the dose of
local anaesthetic. However, having an anaesthetist present
would have reduced the risks as the anaesthetist would have
been able to monitor, administer appropriate drugs, and
resuscitate in the event of vomiting and aspiration which
was essential in such a patient (with a BMI of 54 and weight
138kg).
The clinical adviser recommends that the trust formulate a
policy concerning the presence of an anaesthetist,
especially when a patient receives large doses of local
anaesthetic, for abdominal procedures and patients with a
BMI of 54.
My expectation is that Mid Cheshire hospitals NHS Trust will
contact you in writing within the next 25 working days in
order to set out the steps that it will be taking in
response to the recommendations for further action that I
have made. I would also expect you to be informed in due
course of the outcome of that action, and I will be asking
the trust to copy the Healthcare Commission in on the
relevant correspondence. The letter was sent on 21 December
but the Leighton hospital has not complied with the above order in
the time stipulated.
We were not satisfied with the report and complained to
the Health Ombudsman
The Ombudsman's report
The Ombudsman has completed their investigation and found
the HCC failed to identify that the removal of a women's
knickers after she had said they couldn't be removed and
giving a suppository without consent must be reinvestigated
as soon as possible.
The GMC after a year investigation have referred to a
Fitness to practice panel the surgeon Professor Aluwihare
and we are hoping he will be in court very soon.

An overdose of local or sedation can cause the heart to stop
and we believe this is what happened due to their negligence
this experience is life changing.
The surgeon Professor Aluwihare if you have any complaints about this man let us
know as the GMC would like to know
Battery is defined
A battery
is the willful or intentional touching of a person against
that person’s will by another person, or by an object or
substance put in motion by that other person. Please note
that an offensive touching can constitute a battery even if
it does not cause injury, and could not reasonably be
expected to cause injury. A defendant who emphatically pokes
the plaintiff in the chest with his index finger to
emphasize a point may be culpable for battery (although the
damages award that results may well be nominal). A defendant
who spits on a plaintiff, even though there is little chance
that the spitting will cause any injury other than to the
plaintiff's dignity, has committed a battery.
Assault and
battery has a 6 month custodial sentence and a £5000 fine at
Magistrates Court.
Experts Opinion
1. We sent Steve Bolsin BSc, MB BS, FRCA, FANZCA, MRACMA,
MHSM, DLitt (Hon)
Director of Perioperative Medicine, Anaesthesia & Pain
Management
The Geelong Hospital Geelong Victoria 3220 the notes and
asked for his comments which are
I have reviewed the notes that you have sent and certainly
there is evidence of a large overdose of lignocaine and an
inappropriately high dose of midazolam in the first
instance. However there are other more systemic issues
relating to the planning and anaesthesia for such an
operation. For example it might have been safer to undertake
the procedure on a patient weighting 135 Kg under general
anaesthesia to anticipate and prevent some of the potential
problems that arose during the procedure. Who undertook the
anaesthetic assessment for the patient? What type of block
was used for the surgery? What factors led to the operation
taking 2 hours? Why was the atropine given? (Presumably for
bradycardia). What was the cause of the bradycardia? Why did
the surgeon proceed with any operating while the patient was
in pain? This would imply withdrawal of consent for the
operation at that time and under those circumstances and may
be an assault.
The specific answers to your questions are:
Yes it is far too much midazolam in one dose and is evidence
of lack of experience with the drug and the technique of
sedation.
The local could drop the heart rate but if the patient could
not breath then there may be more significant reasons such
as hypoxia followed by bradycardia.
The local dosage is a large overdose and inappropriate in
the circumstances.
You need to find out who altered the
chart and for what reason? If the bradycardia was due to
hypoxia the saturations must have fallen. If there was no
fall in saturations then the bradycardia was due to the
local anaesthetic overdose and is still very significant.
Yes the operation should be pain free.
Hyperthermia for long operations can be easily prevented by
warming blankets. these usually blow hot air over the
patient and should have been used for any operation taking
more than 20-30 mins.
I hope this brief assessment helps you.
Steve
Effects of the operation
An open letter to nurses and doctors
Special note here the patient express her personnel
feeling of what happened during an operation she was sedated
for some of the experience with a drug known to give sexual
daydreams.
I went into Leighton hospital for a simple hernia operation as a day
case and before the operation I told the nurse I didn’t want
my knickers removed. She said as I was 21st they were not in
the way and that was fine I also told her I didn’t want a
suppository. I was taken into the anaesthetic room and given
a massive dose of Midazolam 10mg all in one go according to
my medical records.
I then started having a terrifying dream of being gang raped
I was in a room full of people and they were removing my
knickers in the most dirty, vile filthy and perverted way I
feared for my life. I was unable to stop them doing these
vile things to me and I was totally humiliated being
stripped in public in this way it was the most terrifying
experience of my life.
Midazolam is know to enhance sexual
feeling and lots of cases of people having these
feeling that's why it popular as a date rape drug. My knickers were removed for none
medical reasons they claim so they wouldn’t get stained. Any
women would prefer to loose a 50p pair of knickers instead
of being forcible striped by complete strangers. I don’t
know if it was done so people could look at my private parts
in order to get sexual pleasure or what. As it’s a criminal
offence of Assault and Battery which can have a 6 months
custodial sentence I wouldn’t think anyone would do it
without they got pleasure out of it. To ask a women while
awake to remove her own knickers is one thing but to
forcibly strip someone is a totally different thing As I was coming around
from the operation I was awake when a nurse lifted my legs
and buggered me.
Both the things were done totally without my consent and
expressly against my wishes I don’t care how good a reason
you had you did it totally without consent and for that
reason its sexual assault.
It has now been nearly 2 years since this happened and I
still wake in the night from horrendous nightmares screaming
and trying to cover my self from the sexual assault my heart
rate goes through the roof and I cant breath. My life
has changed I am dirty and can never be clean again I have
been sexually abused just the same as if I had been raped
but its worse than that as I was helpless and had no way of
stopping the attack, I couldn’t even fight back. I cant
have any sort of sexual relations as I am unclean and cant
stand the thought of anyone touching me. I have been
buggered and deeply humiliated
without my consent has taken place and once again I was
unable to stop this happening to me.
What makes this worse is the hospital refuse to sack this
woman or name her so she can be brought to justice. She has
no excuse for what she did its her job to ensure she obtains
consent before she touches anyone and simply asking if its
ok and explaining what she wanted to do is all it took but
she didn’t do any of these things just simply buggered me.
As she didn’t seek consent I can only conclude that she is a
lesbian and obtains great sexual pleasure from this act of
sexual abuse. No decant caring nurse would do this terrible
thing without first obtaining consent.
In the last 2 years I have lost over 11st in weight due to
this incident. If I go out and see a group of people it can
bring on panic attacks were I think they are going to strip
me again my heart races and I cant get my breath. The
attacks can happen watching television if there is anything
similar to what happened to me. My life is a total mess I am
depressed and often go into a world of my own for a week at
a time. I cant talk about what happened without getting
flash backs.
The hospitals attitude is once you give consent to an
operation they can do what the fucking hell they like to
you. For senior management to refuse to give the names of
the perverts that did this is unbelievable. The senior
management at the hospital refuse to answer any emails and
have not bother to even apologise for the sexual assault
they claim it was all done above board but if you bugger
someone and remove their underwear without consent there is
no grey area its assault. The GMC have
ruled that these things were done without consent so there
is no doubt that in the eyes of the law a crime has been
committed but still the hospital refuse to name or
discipline the nurses who have done this to me.
I want all doctors and nurse to read this and I hope they
will then think before they do anything to a patient without
first obtaining consent they must remember that people are
not just pieces of meat but have feelings and fears and are
very vulnerable. Maybe reading this they will understand
what effect their actions can have on someone. To them
removing underwear is nothing but to many this has the
effects that I have described. Many modern women might not
mind but there are thousands who feel like I do.
I noticed
my time in hospital that most don’t ask consent or explain
what they intend to do they think they are gods better than
the rest of us and can abuse patients and get away with it.
I believe that most of the violent attacks on staff are
because they don’t explain what they are doing and don’t
seek consent. It take a second to say I want to take some
blood is that ok. I do accept that the
whole incident was done for all the right reasons and
nothing untoward happened but this doesn't make any
difference to what I felt and what I still feel a lot of the
feeling I believe are enhanced by the drug Midazolam that
they used and it show they have considered the side effects
of this drug.
Midazolam can lead to the patient experiencing daydreams
with a sexual content.
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