wards

From time to time… a classic moment makes its way into the daily staff handover…

These are the moments that bring light relief and a sense of humanity back into the daily grind… and come from staff and patients alike…

Most times the humour stays in the sacred nursing office, but sometimes they’re ’safe’ to share with the rest of the patient group.

Take this for example….
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MIND survey 2002

In Mind’s survey of local groups representing people with mental health problems:

• 55 per cent of respondents voiced concerns about the level of discomfort and intimidation experienced by women – and in some cases men – on mixed sex wards
  18 per cent of respondents reported serious abuse or assault, and there were 3 reports of rapes
  only 21 per cent of respondents claimed that single-sex day areas were available, and 38 per cent reported mixed-sex washing and toilet facilities.

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