tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post1491740491644160824..comments2024-01-28T19:45:49.757+13:00Comments on <img src="https://i.imgur.com/96UqJAN.jpg"> Australian Politics: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-55187551130150633412011-09-30T00:44:34.766+13:002011-09-30T00:44:34.766+13:002001 man with mrsa kicked on street from Liverpool...2001 man with mrsa kicked on street from Liverpool hospital nsw face now chronic Mrsa-golden staph,event last year had resolute Heavy growing Mrsa on wounds was refused by infections clinic any help and is only victim of this hospital were was in December 2000-diagnose with this deadly infection and second preexisting case is as below :<br /><br />In an appalling case of failure, incompetence and neglect, a man who went to Liverpool Hospital to fix an ulcer on his foot, ended up losing his leg below the knee nearly two years later after acquiring the potentially deadly MRSA bug while being treated, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.<br /><br />31-year-old Gregor Gniewosz was admitted to Liverpool hospital in May 2007. He acquired the infection MRSA, but was never told until a community nurse informed him in September 2007, several months after being discharged from Liverpool Hospital.<br /><br />Doctors at Prince of Wales Hospital were forced to amputate Mr Gniewosz’s left leg below the knee in March 2009.<br /><br />“Labor’s incompetence in health has failed Gregor Gniewosz in the most devastating way,” Mr O’Farrell said.<br /><br />“The Rees Labor Government’s claims that it is a ‘world leader’ in terms of infection control stand in stark contrast to this tragic case,’ he said.<br /><br />“Not only has the system completely failed Mr Gniewosz, other patients and medical staff were put at dangerous risk of infection by the failure to advise Gregor of his MRSA status.<br /><br />“The fact Gregor hasn’t received an artificial leg or modifications so he can access his own house shows how uncaring the Rees Labor Government has become.”<br /><br />Mrs Skinner said after 14 years of incompetent Labor Government, NSW has one of the highest hospital acquired infection rates in the nation.<br /><br />“Infection control experts have been warning for years that hospitals with high infection rates are symptomatic of hospitals under stress where staff run from one very sick patient to another with no time to wash hands,” she said.<br /><br />“Hospital-acquired infections are at dangerous levels in the public health system, and Health Minister John Della Bosca has done nothing to reassure the public our hospitals are safe.<br /><br />“Patients are being put at risk of infection because John Della Bosca is ignoring pleas from highly skilled surgeons to implement better prevention controls – and patients like Gregor Gniewosz are suffering life altering outcomes as a result.<br /><br />“Mr Garling recommended MRSA infection rates be reduced by 50% by the end of this year, but the Rees Labor Government’s refusal to publish infection rates by hospital makes meeting that recommendation impossible – there is no will from Health Minister Della Bosca to make this a priority.<br /><br />“The publication of infection data is in line with the NSW Liberal/Nationals policy of public reporting and benchmarking.<br /><br />“The uncaring attitude of Health Minister John Della Bosca shows he’s more interested in spin that real solutions.<br /><br />“The Rees Labor Government hasn’t even given Mr Gniewosz an artificial leg, a proper wheelchair or paid for modifications to his home that are now necessary – all this after giving him the infection in the first place.<br /><br />“The NSW Liberal/Nationals have positive practical plans to improve health services, we will be open and honest about hospital performance,” Mrs Skinner said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-6449607656612765852010-04-19T16:15:41.580+12:002010-04-19T16:15:41.580+12:00Rashpal Hayer was my Aunty more like a second moth...Rashpal Hayer was my Aunty more like a second mother to me. My family will never forget what happened to her because of a stupid mistake made by a nurse at Westmead hospital. I'm hoping that better nurses will be brought into the hospital systems and more money will be funded towards hospital systems to prevent a family from losing a loved one. I don't want another family to go through the same situation we went through :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-42616164027355263002009-10-12T13:03:14.609+13:002009-10-12T13:03:14.609+13:00''the alarms were deliberately silenced at...''the alarms were deliberately silenced at some stage … not necessarily from any malice''. She accepted evidence from a nurse that the ward had a culture of ''silencing irritating alarms''.<br /><br />Same thing happened in our ICU. Incompetent, badly trained Nurse with no specialty experience let loose in high-skill specialty area due to decision largely based on philosophy by Director of Nursing with no Specialty experience, but plenty of QH connections. Said nurse's established track-record of incompetence withheld from Unit manager, Busy night shift, no time to micro-supervise everybody, Monitor turned off, curtains around, novel out, patient arrested, nurse caught re-arming the monitor during the arrest call.<br /><br />people who used to get weeded out of the Hospital based system are now being passed by the Universities. Something to do with collecting fees, fear of litigation, VERY transient teaching population who are required to be studying themselves, thus them less available to their students, and the desire to look like you have a high pass rate because you must be so good as a Uni.<br /><br />You're just winding me up with these hospital stories you know. Everything I've read today seems to come back to a breakdown in the culture and education of nurses.Paul again (!)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-61524697006952066232009-10-12T12:36:27.795+13:002009-10-12T12:36:27.795+13:00"She said a statewide safety notice had been ..."She said a statewide safety notice had been issued in February and a compulsory education program was being developed for all staff inserting feeding tubes."<br /><br />The "compulsory education" used to be part of basic Nurse training. This sort of thing happens more than ever, as the standards of Nursing education fall, thanks to tertiary based models that were always more about perceptions of prestige than about training to do a necessary and difficult job. Rereading this story just riles me up more.Paul againnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-90197681625407998582009-10-12T12:29:49.820+13:002009-10-12T12:29:49.820+13:00e unnamed staff member at Westmead is right. That...e unnamed staff member at Westmead is right. That is a breathtakingly basic mistake. It is an indictment of all involved.Paulnoreply@blogger.com