"Transportation of Terminally Ill patient to Hospice"

My terminally ill husband was being transported from our home to Accord Hospice, a journey no one wants to be taking.

On arrival of NHS Ambulance, they made it obvious that they felt that the transfer was going to be more difficult that expected. First question asked was  - does your husband have DNR?  Next they asked if my husband could get himself out of bed onto a chair, which was obviously not an option (he died the next day).

It was then decided to call for another team to assist. I told them they could take him out the patio doors but that was not an option they said. 

When second team arrived the best solution they could come up with was to grab the sheet he was lying on and haul him out to the ambulance. It was unbelievable.  I had to watch while my husband was subjected to this horror, being quite distressed himself and in a lot of pain and not knowing what exactly was happening to him.

If I had known how they were going to treat him I would never have allowed them to take him.

These people are supposed to be professional and caring, I am sorry but I did not see anything that could come into that category.  At no time did any of them show a little compassion and respect for the person just looking for a little care.