Premature baby left to die alone in hospital sluice room, along with numerous other failings - Polidicks

[URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-38086122"]Source.[/URL] [QUOTE]Hospital staff left a premature baby "in a sluice room to die alone" and misdiagnosed a mother who died from a "catastrophic haemorrhage" in two separate cases, a report has revealed. Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust's review of its Royal Oldham and North Manchester General hospitals identified several "unacceptable situations". The Manchester Evening News uncovered the initially internal-only report. The trust said it had apologised to the families involved for "any failings". The review, which was carried out in June, followed critical reports by the Care Quality Commission which saw both North Manchester General Hospital and Royal Oldham Hospital rated as inadequate in February. The document described how a premature baby had arrived "just before the legal age of viability" - at 22 weeks and six days - but staff did not find "a quiet place" for the child's mother "to nurse her as she died and instead placed her in a Moses basket and left her in the sluice room to die alone". It also condemned staff attitudes which led to "unacceptable situations", including another mother's "increasing deterioration" being wrongly attributed to mental health issues - a misdiagnosis which saw her eventually die "from catastrophic haemorrhage".[/QUOTE] Disgusting. The fact that the government is continuing to defund and dismantle the NHS only makes it complicit in this appalling treatment of patients. Say what you will about the opposition but the Conservatives will do far more harm to this country (barring UKIP) at this rate.

[QUOTE=GordonZombie;51420904][URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-38086122"]Source.[/URL] Disgusting. The fact that the government is continuing to defund and dismantle the NHS only makes it complicit in this appalling treatment of patients. Say what you will about the opposition but the Conservatives will do far more harm to this country (barring UKIP) at this rate.[/QUOTE] The statement yesterday had more cuts to NHS (and police) but its being reported in a positive light because it gives the average family £100 from tax cuts. When the NHS has issues its a problem with the NHS and the doctors, not a problem with severe lack of funding and overworking. <- thats what papers will make people believe edit: Sorry just realised i sound like an idiot. I meant the papers make it sound like and issue with the NHS and doctors when it really is a problem of severe lack of dunging and overworking. ! edit2: fuckin right wing media and clowns who vote against their own self interest. Give someone £100 per year and they'll happily sacrifice their security, safety and health.

[QUOTE=mdeceiver79;51420929]The statement yesterday had more cuts to NHS (and police) but its being reported in a positive light because it gives the average family £100 from tax cuts. When the NHS has issues its a problem with the NHS and the doctors, not a problem with severe lack of funding and overworking.[/QUOTE] Yeah but making cuts is doing more harm than good. For instance, the police in my area are stretched to the limit to the point that once they had maybe 3-4 officers covering the entire area if that. And yes whilst those issues are more related to the NHS the issues with funding and overworking are only contributing to those problems.

[QUOTE=mdeceiver79;51420929]The statement yesterday had more cuts to NHS (and police) but its being reported in a positive light because it gives the average family £100 from tax cuts. When the NHS has issues its a problem with the NHS and the doctors, not a problem with severe lack of funding and overworking.[/QUOTE] If there's a staff problem, how does cutting funding make it better?

[QUOTE=GordonZombie;51420980]Yeah but making cuts is doing more harm than good. For instance, the police in my area are stretched to the limit to the point that once they had maybe 3-4 officers covering the entire area if that. And yes whilst those issues are more related to the NHS the issues with funding and overworking are only contributing to those problems.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Erfly;51421029]If there's a staff problem, how does cutting funding make it better?[/QUOTE] Ye I agree Just realised my post sounds like some tory gimp, edited it to better reflect my stance

I'd happily pay more taxes if it means things like this never happen. Hell, I'd be out there advocating a tax raise if anything.

[QUOTE=Rowtree;51421155]I'd happily pay more taxes if it means things like this never happen. Hell, I'd be out there advocating a tax raise if anything.[/QUOTE] Just collect taxes from companies who make profit in UK but don't get taxed on it. If their business model depends on getting free service (benefiting from tax funded services while paying nothing) then they have a bad business model. If we collected those taxes I'd advocate for tax cuts, for small companies at least.

[QUOTE=mdeceiver79;51421175]Just collect taxes from companies who make profit in UK but don't get taxed on it. If their business model depends on getting free service (benefiting from tax funded services while paying nothing) then they have a bad business model. If we collected those taxes I'd advocate for tax cuts, for small companies at least.[/QUOTE] Good luck doing that without pressuring Ireland into not being a tax haven.

[QUOTE=mdeceiver79;51421175]Just collect taxes from companies who make profit in UK but don't get taxed on it. If their business model depends on getting free service (benefiting from tax funded services while paying nothing) then they have a bad business model. If we collected those taxes I'd advocate for tax cuts, for small companies at least.[/QUOTE] If they did that, where would MPs get their kickbacks?

[QUOTE=_Axel;51421221]Good luck doing that without pressuring Ireland into not being a tax haven.[/QUOTE] The whole point is to get rid of tax havens. Tax companies on money they make in your country rather than letting then make money then pay nothing in tax because their office is iN Ireland.