"Patient neglect"

My spouse was in the Derby Hospital, WA for almost a week because they were feeling weak and feverish, they are under NDIS, because they have one leg and is in a wheelchair. Recently, I took them out for an important event and then returned them to the hospital, then went home.

Afterwards on the same day my spouse was discharged, which we were not notified, and taken by an aboriginal liaison officer and a nurse to the units where my spouse lives. But my spouse did not have a key to gain entry to the unit, because my adult child had the keys and was at my house and I believe my spouse told the aboriginal liaison officer and the nurse that if they could go to my house to get the keys or just stay with me that night. But as I understand it, they were flatly refused and told they had to get out of the vehicle even though my spouse did not have a place to stay. The next-door neighbour saw them pushing themselves around wondering what to do, so the neighbour said you can’t be outside like this come in here and stay with me tonight. Which my spouse did.

My spouse was lucky because the next-door neighbour was home, and I was not sure when they were getting discharged, plus I recall my adult child gave one of the doctors their phone number to be contacted so we would know when my spouse was discharged but no one rang them. I felt bad, but where is the duty of care for patients to make sure they’re safe.

Regards - partner of patient