[Judith Addison]

Unfortunately I witnessed a very poor standard of hospital "care" six months ago leading up to my elderly mother's death. My sister and I have lodged an official complaint, not because we want any money but because we want to try and prevent other elderly patients being treated in the same way. I was profoundly shocked at many aspects of my mother's "care" and will never get over the fact that I opted for her to go into hospital thinking she would be well looked after. My mother was an elderly lady with several medical conditions. It's not that I can't accept her death, it's the fact that the last six weeks of her life were so unpleasant and unhappy. My biggest complaint is that doctors and nurses sit in front of computer screens at workstations on the corridors instead of being on the wards among the patients.