Nod's Adventures

[Barman]

Got to go round and show Nod how to open a childproof bottle 

 

[Nick]

He’s a twat.

Found on his kitchen floor on Monday by his cleaner. 999z
. Off to hospital in ambulance.

This morning he discharged himself against med advice and somehow got home. I went round. He was horizontal on kitchen floor. 999. Ambulance.

Ambulance crew ran tests and said he must go to hospital. He refused. They can’t make him. I had to leave. Medics were trying to arrange care. Went back and found him horizontal on bathroom floor.

They took him to hospital.

[Barman]

He’s a twat.

Found on his kitchen floor on Monday by his cleaner. 999z
. Off to hospital in ambulance.

This morning he discharged himself against med advice and somehow got him me. I went round. He was horizontal on kitchen floor. 999. Ambulance.

Ambulance crew ran tests and said he must go to hospital. He refused. They can’t make him. I had to leave. Medics were trying to arrange care. Went back and found him horizontal on bathroom floor.

They took him to hospital.

 

[Steve]

He’s a twat.

Found on his kitchen floor on Monday by his cleaner. 999z
. Off to hospital in ambulance.

This morning he discharged himself against med advice and somehow got him me. I went round. He was horizontal on kitchen floor. 999. Ambulance.

Ambulance crew ran tests and said he must go to hospital. He refused. They can’t make him. I had to leave. Medics were trying to arrange care. Went back and found him horizontal on bathroom floor.

They took him to hospital.

 

What an awful situation for him, the medics and in no small part Nick

[Nick]

18 hours in A&E is a punishment!!

[Uncle Mort]

18 hours in A&E is a punishment!!

Wow! I would assume that he went straight to Resus, so I guess there was no ward bed available.

I'm afraid the NHS isn't fit for purpose anymore. 

[Steve]

18 hours in A&E is a punishment!!

Wow! I would assume that he went straight to Resus, so I guess there was no ward bed available.

I'm afraid the NHS isn't fit for purpose anymore. 

Isn't resus part of A&E?

You don't get out of A&E until it's safe for the patient to do so, I'd guess that was the issue.

[Nick]

He just called me complaining that the hospital staff don’t know what they are doing. I told him to stay there and that he lucky to be alive and hung up on him. I’m furious with him.

[Steve]

He just called me complaining that the hospital staff don’t know what they are doing. I told him to stay there and that he lucky to be alive and hung up on him. I’m furious with him.

Anyone would be

[Grumpmeister]

He just called me complaining that the hospital staff don’t know what they are doing. I told him to stay there and that he lucky to be alive and hung up on him. I’m furious with him.

I hate to say this but if Nod keeps on like this then it may only be a matter of time before someone starts raising concerns about whether or not he has the capacity to make treatment decisions and that is not a road he wants to end up going down. There is no formal limit to the number of times he can refuse treatment but if he is on a constant merry go round of collapse, get admitted to hospital, refuse treatment and self discharge (from the sounds of things AMA) then I can see it happening.

[Nick]

His brother has PoA. We discussed just this earlier , but thanks we are on it. There may be a psychiatric evaluation. He is not rational.