Family right to call for hospital ombudsman

THE appalling treatment of a seriously ill patient, an 81-year-old man in Beaumont Hospital is a damning, sad comment on what can and does happen when an unfortunate patient ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time in the shambolic excuse for what people hope against hope will function as an efficient health service.

Without being in a position to name names and shame those responsible for stripping away the dignity of a man suffering from Parkinson’s and heart disease while at the same time being incontinent, the only conclusion to be drawn is that blatant organisational failings are to blame for allowing this sort of thing to happen.

It is utterly contrary to what nurses join the profession for because every atom of their being is to be a caring person.