Lindsey, a former chief nurse, said she was placed at 'significant risk' while recovering from an op.
A former chief nurse has spoken about "shocking" care she received in hospital.She told the University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust board that she witnessed unsafe practices, despite the ward being well-staffed.
Lindsey told the board that she was placed at "significant risk" whilst recovering from the six-hour operation which involved removing part of her bowel. The board also heard that nurses did not wash their hands after treating a patient with Covid, which Lindsey later tested positive for.Lindsey described one night as "truly distressing", staying awake because it was the only way she felt she could be safe."For 40 years I've had an arrogance that nurses are the guardians of compassion and communication with patients - how wrong I was.
Despite her experience, she said that she did not believe the problems were "endemic" in UHBW's hospitals and that the medical staff were much more compassionate than the nurses.Weston Hospital executive managing director, Paula Clarke, praised Lindsey's courage of speaking up."We've got to have the leadership in place, with the right values sitting under that leadership.
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