Although severe dehydration was diagnosed at triage there is an elapsed time of 7 hours before IV fluids are administered...on a chair in the waiting room because there are no beds. Only received IV after our insistence (they were waiting for a bed first). And the bloods tests now show she has an AKI (acute kidney injury) due to the dehydration. 11 hours later she's still in the waiting room without a bed.
No, she doesn't drink & didn't overindulge
"As well as caring for our patients, we must care for ourselves."
Dr MacEwan, Chair GMC, UK
What a wonderful message of kindness to each other for all those who work in the healthcare setting.
#NHS #NHScrisis #NurseSupport #Doctorsupport #AmbulanceCrisis
https://www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive/a-message-to-the-profession-by-gmc-chair-professor-dame-carrie-macewen
Thread on the state of the ambulance crisis in the UK NHS - utterly heartbreaking.
https://twitter.com/KHoulgate/status/1604979026199576576?t=X8VkLvZHaE1fA717YBPi6A&s=09
