Discharge to CICC today. I am very disappointed in the treatment Jo has received at the local Hospital. Despite a stated objective of encouraging self reliance, I have seen no evidence of that beyond dressing Jo in her “day” clothes. They still have her on a catheter; there has actually been less physiotherapy than in Cambridge, once the botched handover from Benfleet ward and the mismanagement of her pain control are taken into account. Even allowing for that the frequency has been three sessions a week, no more than Cambridge and that was a recovery ward.
The care here has wasted time covering the same ground, signally failing to confer with Cambridge, even after admitting they found what information they had from there was "confusing".
At the very least they should have had washing and dressing sessions every day, with Jo being reasonably self sufficient in these activities by now. Jo should have been off the catheter soon after admission, with her having progressed from bedpan to commode by now. This is particularly damning as the catheter is only still there as it makes life easier for the nurses and doesn't benefit Jo in any way. I shall be monitoring CICC very closely to ensure they are not equally lax.
First impressions of CICC are very good. I met Len, a brain stem stroke victim from the local hospital who has achieved walking within two weeks of being here and generally praised them. They do seem more focused on actually delivering effective therapy and making progress, where the local hospital was just token, or at best, exploratory, physiotherapy.
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