My elderly relative was hospitalised for sepsis at Geraldton Regional Hospital for 4 days earlier this month. They had terminal cancer and was under the care of the palliative team. English is their 2nd language.
On discharge my relative stated they were in pain. We live in Perth but came to see them on their discharge day. We reviewed their Webster pack and they did not even have a Panadol written up.
We attempted to get into GP but no appointments available so we contacted the palliative team and the NP Tash was able to review and prescribe strong analgesia ( we are grateful for her compassion and professionalism).
We found this hospital situation very frustrating, not patient focus, not compassionate and extremely disappointing.
My relative spent multiple hours awake overnight trying to deal with the pain.
This then lead to a readmission to hospital a few days later for pain management.
"Palliative terminal cancer patient discharged from hospital with no pain relief"
About: Geraldton Hospital / Palliative Care Services Geraldton Hospital Palliative Care Services Geraldton 6530
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