First of all PM I agree with you. It is important and I am all for it in principle. I have worked with patients and their families who are very ill or terminally ill and in this case everything should be done to make this time as personal and dignified as possible. In the hospice I worked in, if a patient decided they wanted a bath, a burger or anything else at 2am it was provided, the process of serious illness and death is immensely personal. I do hope, however, that the PC brigade don't go mad here and make anyone feel segregated because of their faith, and automatically move beds for people without their consent. And yes, we do have mixed sex wards with mixed bathroom facilities in the UK, although I think they are going to phase them out because over 90 per cent of patients complain that they feel uncomfortable. You could have a 25 year old lady with women's problems in a bed next to a confused elderly man. Utter madness if you ask me.
First of all PM I agree with you. It is important and I am all for it in principle. I have worked with patients and their families who are very ill or terminally ill and in this case everything should be done to make this time as personal and dignified as possible. In the hospice I worked in, if a patient decided they wanted a bath, a burger or anything else at 2am it was provided, the process of serious illness and death is immensely personal. I do hope, however, that the PC brigade don't go mad here and make anyone feel segregated because of their faith, and automatically move beds for people without their consent. And yes, we do have mixed sex wards with mixed bathroom facilities in the UK, although I think they are going to phase them out because over 90 per cent of patients complain that they feel uncomfortable. You could have a 25 year old lady with women's problems in a bed next to a confused elderly man. Utter madness if you ask me.