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Three out of four nurses say they have no time to talk to older hospital patients
Nurses ‘have no time to talk to older patients’ because shortage of qualified staff is ‘compromising care’ on wards
By Jenny Hope
PUBLISHED: 00:20, 20 March 2012 | UPDATED: 08:17, 20 March 2012
Three out of four nurses say they have no time to talk to older hospital patients and many are so rushed they can’t help them to eat, a report warns.
Home care for elderly branded ‘shocking and disgraceful’
Ministers have already promised they will be revamping social care in England
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News
Which? found cases of missed visits, food left out of reach, medication not given and people being left in soiled beds during its investigation.
It concluded too many faced a “constant battle” to just get the basic help.
The UK Home Care Association said it was never acceptable for people to experience rushed or inadequate care.
Which? said the findings – based on a survey and diaries kept by the elderly – showed the system needed reform.
More than 500,000 people rely on help at home with activities such as washing and dressing.
NHS bill: Lords and MPs debating healthcare shake-up
Controversial plans to overhaul the way the NHS is run in England are again being debated in the Lords, as Labour says the bill can still be stopped.
Peers are examining the Health and Social Care Bill and there will be a Labour-led NHS debate in the Commons.
Labour says it will support a motion by rebel Lib Dem MPs calling for the bill to be dropped.
But health minister Simon Burns told the BBC he was “very confident” it would become law by the spring.
The legislation is now coming to the end of its report stage in the Lords and is expected to become law within weeks.
