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Originally Posted by katex
Hi Jaysay, wondered where you had gone ... would have brought you some grapes if I had known or the latest Tory bulletins to cheer you up.. 
I wonder why the prescription took so long ? Must be staff shortages or the system, e.g. does the prescription take time to get from the ward to the pharmacy after a patient is discharged (maybe waiting for doctor's signature) ? Do the chemists concentrate on getting drugs to the wards before discharged patients ? Is it closed at certain times of the day ? etc.
The nurse who informed you was going to be 5 o'clock, must have known why it would take some time because of how the system operates. Think does need an explanation though.
Suspect Jaysay would be in a ward where there is oxygen about, so he may not have been able to use his mobile ? |
My script was ordered at 9am that morning and consisted of 1 item. This discharge loung idea is meant to speed up patient transport, which to a point it does, but not if your waiting for pills and potions. You would think that people siting in this loung would be given priority but they don't, it does ask the question when does patient care finish, when you leave the ward or when you leave the hospital and are home. In my case I had a nebuliser at 9am and was due another at 2pm, so by the time it got to 5-30pm was a little short of breath to say the least. The staff in this new unit were far from happy. infact the staff nurse was on the phone to some one just before I left saying that this was unacceptable. As for the mobile phone thing, there was oxygen on this ward and in constant use, but it didn't stop nearly everybody using the mobiles, although its not allowed. So next time i'm admitted my mobile is going with me, they can stick their 10p phone calls where monkey's shove nuts