"Musical beds"

About: Darent Valley Hospital Darent Valley Hospital Dartford DA2 8DA

Posted by Jackwabbit56 (as a relative), nearly 2 years ago

I don't know what the bed manager is doing at Darent Valley hospital. My wife has been moved 4 times in 8 days. Every day just before the day shift changes over it's a game of musical beds & wards, with queues of beds being moved in & out of the wards. As if this wasn't bad enough it goes on all through the night. Even the nursing staff wonder about the spread of viruses & infections, with the amount of moving patient's around.
Some of the patient's on my wife's ward seem to have become confused about which ward they were on.

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Darent Valley Hospital

Submitted on 01/02/2023 at 14:58

Published on nhs.uk at 19:17

Dear Jackwabbit56
Thank you for taking the time to write this review and we totally understand your frustration at your wife being moved so often. It is difficult to know why this occurred so many times however, please do contact our PALS if you wish to find out further information. Their contact details are:
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS), telephone: 01322 428382 or email: dgn-tr.PALS@nhs.net
With our best wishes
Darent Valley Hospital

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