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    Una donna disabile ricoverata in una casa di cura contro la sua volontà dice di sentirsi “tradita”

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    1. nijmeegse79 on

      Taking the high end of both the numbers in the article: £16.000 a week versus £1.800 a week, and they really keep insisting it is not about money.

      Even if you take the other numbers the difference still is £6.200 a week.

      I do understand the women. And have no intention to be mean.

      But playing devil’s advocate. And a bit loose with the numbers.(We don’t have al the details)
      In low end the difference is 52×6200=£322.400 a year.
      The article states a max of 50k people a year are getting full package.
      50.000×322.400=a shit ton of money each year. £16.120.000.000 a year.

      This is definitely about money

    2. Klumber on

      NHS Trusts and Boards across the country are under intense pressure, the healthcare system in the UK (and elsewhere) has become too focussed on acute care and not enough on prevention and early intervention. What that means in practice is that those that need care the most, like Lucinda, are increasingly seen as ‘problem cases’.

      The issue isn’t Lucinda, it is the sustainability of the care model. As Redditors it is easy to fall on the side of Lucinda in this argument (as I am doing too), but I give you the following scenario, you tell me what you would choose:

      **Option 1: Addressing Emergency Department Overcrowding** Emergency department (ED) waiting times are consistently missing the 4-hour target, with only 68% of patients seen within the required timeframe. You can recruit four additional senior ED consultants and expand the fast-track minor injuries unit, which is projected to increase compliance to 85% and reduce ambulance handover delays. This approach focuses on immediate capacity and flow improvements.

      **Or** You can invest in a community-based urgent care hub model, integrating GPs, paramedics, and social care teams to divert non-emergency cases away from EDs. While this requires three times the upfront cost, it addresses root causes of overcrowding and could reduce ED attendances by 20% over two years, improving long-term sustainability and patient experience.

      This isn’t a purely fictional example, it is a real day-to-day challenge for NHS Executives to make calls like this. Our political system is constantly pushing for improved waiting times because those are the things that hit the press regularly. At the same time they tell NHS boards that they can not find extra funding so they have to find savings before investing. So now add in that the latter option means slashing services elsewhere and you get to a decision like the one made by West Sussex about Lucinda’s care.

    3. apple_kicks on

      It sounds like she has a lot of care arranged at home with nurses and family. Where a nursing home could disrupt that. Its sounds like her current provider can help her at home still

      Its going to scare disabled people with some independent but assisted living that going to hospital could lead to losing their home and choices.

      It sounds like they should have started negotiating or discussing the details with her, esp if it was about costs and medical care. But it sounds like they ignored her, turned off her wheelchair and moved her without more consultation.

    4. Purple150 on

      Why is the chief nursing officer apologising to the woman’s family but not to her directly? Warped

    6. Mr_Inconsistent1 on

      Always make someone close to you your power of attorney if you are old or in poor health and especially if you have a lot of money. The government will fuck you otherwise.

    7. OpportunityFuture340 on

      We are wasting too much money on cases like this. A nursing home is cheaper and makes more sense.

    8. No_Camp_7 on

      The article suggests her mobility issues and inability to speak are due to her FND? FND is psychosomatic.

    9. Desperate_Caramel_10 on

      Massive smile in every picture, despite the odds she faces daily.

      I hope she manages to get to go home.

    10. Boring_Intern_6394 on

      So it costs between £8-16,000 a week for at home care, compared to £1,5-1,800 in a care home?

      I think we should provide the care these people need, but it’s not fair to be spending at 4-8x the money to do. The NHS is drowning, stuff like this seems like a reasonable saving. Provided the care home is in reasonable distance of her family/support network, I think that’s where she should be

    11. Pogeos on

      As a tax payer I feel betrayed that we have to spend so much money on her when her needs could be met with a much cheaper arrangement. 

    12. laeriel_c on

      I think it’s selfish of her the expect to get the level of care she needs in her own home. If she wants to pay for it herself then power to her, put people like this put the nhs and social case system under intense pressure.

    13. OriginalZumbie on

      She shouldn’t be in the care home if she has capacity however if the care at home costs are that significantly different they need to indicate to the woman if she wants to be at home the support will have to significantly reduce. It’s not nice but costs have to be taken into consideration. There is not the resources to provide that care at home.

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