Posted by Anne R on 11/15/58 11:52

On 06 Jul 2006, Tony Morgan<tonymorgan@rhylonlinenospam.com> wrote:

> In message <btdqa2pnc123bcu3l14p43tj1tgmdph90g@4ax.com>, Laurence
> Payne <lpayne1NOSPAM@dslDOTpipexDOTcom.?.invalid> writes
>> [...]
>
> There I would wholeheartedly agree with you - but not for the
> reason that you appear to suggest, but simply because any recording
> made as suggested is in contravention of the HRA and such a
> recording would seem to be the only evidence.
>
>> [...]
>
> Malpractice is AFAIK in the domain of the BMA, and not the courts.
> Negligence can be determined in the courts - malpractice no. It
> might seem to be hair-splitting but there is a considerable
> difference.
>
> I have had personal experience of LHAs (or more accurately the
> Luton & Dunstable Hospital Trust). My present wife had a bad RTA in
> which she fractured a vertebrae and four bones in her foot. She was
> taken to the L&D where she had her leg put in plaster which was
> removed three months later - but she was unable to obtain any
> subsequent physiotherapy or further treatment. The result was a
> misshapen foot and considerable difficulty in walking. A year later
> because she was still unable to walk properly, she signed up for
> treatment and surgery on my private health insurance (which
> fortunately covered her). The irony is that her subsequent private
> BUPA diagnosis, treatment and surgery was with the very same
> orthopaedic specialist who treated her in the L&D hospital.
>
> We then sent a letter to the Luton & Dunstable Hospital Trust,
> complaining about the treatment that she had received following her
> accident. After two months of silence, my wife's GP received a
> letter saying that the L&D could no longer accept referrals for any
> diagnosis or treatment of my wife.
>
> And yes. My opinions of health services are jaded.....


I think this breaches code 16 (?) of the Healthcare Commission
Inspectorate which says, among other things, that if you complain it
should not affect your treatment.

ISTR that the hospital's star rating is based on aherence to these
codes although 100% compliance is not usually required.

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