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people want to be back in their own homes. i was in hospital a year ago (nhs, fractured ankle) and the guys in the whole ward i was on were literally desperate

people want to be back in their own homes. i was in hospital a year ago (nhs, fractured ankle) and the guys in the whole ward i was on were literally desperate to get out of the place (which wasn't horrible, and i think the nhs is brilliant). it took me probably an extra week to get discharged that it needn't have done. but there is a lot of arse-covering going on.

adastra22 3y ago
Why didn’t they just leave? They’re not prisoners.
- zabzonk 3y ago
  no, they are not. but if you want to get continuing support, you need to go along with what the medics and ancillary staff are saying. for example, physiotherapy.
jeffbee 3y ago
> people want to be back in their own homes Seriously why are "bad food" and "noisy nurses" not on the list of reasons? People want to eat and sleep and if they feel like their acute medical problem is manageable I can see why they'd want to leave.
- hondo77 3y ago
  This. I was hospitalized for 12 days a couple months ago. At the end, I was going to leave if I wasn't discharged by a certain day because I couldn't take the food anymore. Fortunately, it didn't come to that but, my god, the food was horrible. And I'm not a fussy eater. I did my best to work with what I had, and had friends bring in food from the outside (I wasn't on any restrictions) but I finally reached the end of my rope.
  - zabzonk 3y ago
    ah, you should have spent 5 years at a british boarding school - after that, you will be able to eat and enjoy almost anything! the only things i really draw the line at are whelks and tripe. neither of which are normal hospital food.
- zabzonk 3y ago
  well, i sort of thought that those were implied by what i said (we all wanted to get away from the whole hospital vibe). but i have to say that all of the nurses in my extended stay were great, and not so noisy. a friend was working doing the catering there, and she said they did their best with limited resources - i had some ok meals. as i say, i really appreciate the nhs, tho perhaps not the bureaucracy.
- _a_a_a_ 3y ago
  Been in NHS hospital a few years ago, food was fine, nurses were great (if horribly overworked).

adastra22 3y ago

Why didn’t they just leave? They’re not prisoners.

zabzonk 3y ago
no, they are not. but if you want to get continuing support, you need to go along with what the medics and ancillary staff are saying. for example, physiotherapy.

jeffbee 3y ago

> people want to be back in their own homes Seriously why are "bad food" and "noisy nurses" not on the list of reasons? People want to eat and sleep and if they feel like their acute medical problem is manageable I can see why they'd want to leave.

hondo77 3y ago
This. I was hospitalized for 12 days a couple months ago. At the end, I was going to leave if I wasn't discharged by a certain day because I couldn't take the food anymore. Fortunately, it didn't come to that but, my god, the food was horrible. And I'm not a fussy eater. I did my best to work with what I had, and had friends bring in food from the outside (I wasn't on any restrictions) but I finally reached the end of my rope.
- zabzonk 3y ago
  ah, you should have spent 5 years at a british boarding school - after that, you will be able to eat and enjoy almost anything! the only things i really draw the line at are whelks and tripe. neither of which are normal hospital food.
zabzonk 3y ago
well, i sort of thought that those were implied by what i said (we all wanted to get away from the whole hospital vibe). but i have to say that all of the nurses in my extended stay were great, and not so noisy. a friend was working doing the catering there, and she said they did their best with limited resources - i had some ok meals. as i say, i really appreciate the nhs, tho perhaps not the bureaucracy.
_a_a_a_ 3y ago
Been in NHS hospital a few years ago, food was fine, nurses were great (if horribly overworked).