A Carer's Experience of Medical Neglect

All pages modified in June 2006 - January 2008, with this new Site Map and new sub-pages to the Home Page and Ombudsman page. Every page has the capacity to access every other page in a new window from the droplist at bottom right of the page.

Site Map/sitma.html

This Site Map provides access to all pages.

Home Page/index.html

The Home page states the reason for the creation of Excarex.

Article 1/firstart.html

Article 2/secart.html

There are two sub-pages to the Home page. These are Articles 1 and 2. They were written by me in November 2004. Article 2 also appears on the website of Dr. Rita Pal. That site is at www.nhsexposed.com, and access to its Home page and to its page holding my second article is via the two graphic button links at the head of every Excarex page.

Age Concern/ageco.html

The Age Concern page is the long letter that I penned to them in response to their request for the general public to forward their experiences of neglect of the elderly within the United Kingdom.

Sunday Times/melsun.html

The Sunday Times page is the letter that I sent to Melanie Phillips, who was a regular columnist for the London Sunday Times. She had written many a telling article describing the disgraceful manner in which the elderly were being treated under the "New Labour" administration. She is a well known author who has written material about euthanasia. The same attitude still exists within this UK and recent Press material has written about the suggestion by a leading geriatrician that the elderly within official care should have no special attention directed towards their medical treatment, but instead should be left to die. Other Press articles report that the NHS is still treating the elderly with callous contempt. Should such occur then that would be a further despicable breach of the Fifth Commandment.

CNA/carnat.html

The CNA page is the letter sent to Carers National Association. There are twelve links, within the main letter, to sub-pages that show various letters between medical professionals. They may be accessed as new windows via the said links allowing them to be read in conjunction with the main letter or they can be accessed as full windows via this site map. They may also be accessed as full windows via the droplist at the foot of the CNA page. The appropriate point in the main CNA letter may also be accessed directly via this site map. Each CNA sub-page has a button at bottom right which will return you to the relative point in the Main CNA letter, which will again give access to that sub-page in a new window.

CNA at sub-page Carnat 1

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 2

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 3

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 4

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 5

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 6

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 7

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 8

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 9

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 10

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 11

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CNA at sub-page Carnat 12

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Ombudsman/ombus.html

The Ombudsman main page is a short summary of the NHS complaints procedure. The droplist provides access to the sub-pages detailing the complaints process.

The following nine sub-pages cover the total complaints procedure.

Local Resolution 1a/locres1a.html

Local Resolution 1b/locres1b.html

Local Resolution 1c/locres1c.html

Local Resolution 1d/locres1d.html

Local Resolution 1 - the first stage of the local Complaints procedure. These four pages show the numerous letters over the inordinate period of seven months in my attempt to achieve consistent answers to the numerous questions in my mind.

Independent Review/indrev.html

The Independent Review - the second stage of the local Complaints procedure. This procedure did not provide any real answers either, necessitating the complaint to the Ombudsman.

The Ombudsman Procedure below.

First Complaint letters/firomb.html

The first complaint put on my behalf by Glasgow Health Council led to rejection. Upon my writing to the Ombudsman, giving other facts, it was decided that an enquiry would be carried out.

Ombudsman Report/omrep.html

Ombudsman Report/omrep.html#omremed (Medical evidence)

Ombudsman Report/omrep.html#omrenur (Nursing evidence)

Ombudsman Report/omrep.html#omretru (Trust evidence)

The full Ombudsman Report, with links to the sections showing the individual NHS staff evidence.

sub-page Comments/comms.html

The comments page (sub-page to both Ombudsman main page and its sub-page Report) contains my views on the medical staff evidence, along with some general views.

Final Letter/final.html

The final page is that sent by me to the Ombudsman giving my requested views on the Report.

Media/medarts.html

The Media page refers to various relevant articles in The London Sunday Times, Scotland on Sunday and the Daily Mail newspapers. Of the articles mentioned which are available online at the respective media sources, I have provided links via new windows.

Links/linpag.html

The links page provides links in new windows to a selection of search engines and sites relevant to the content of Excarex both in the main page and in the droplist.