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"My parent"

About: Busselton Health Campus

(as a relative),

First of all, I hate that I have to do this and as I hold a huge respect for all people that work for a living but this is my parent and there is a limit to how much I'm willing to accept how badly they’re treated or even my parent’s repeated attempts to just get me to move on and let it go as they are a good person who doesn't want anyone to get in trouble.

My parent, who is of a fragile mindset was left in a hospital bed for around 4 hours, without anyone (my other parent wasn't allowed in), or anything (crocheting, phone, etc.), but their own tears as they anxiously waited for the staff at Busselton Hospital to hurry up and do this already traumatizing procedure (which required anaesthetic), so my parent could put it behind them and continue with their life.

I feel this is a pathetic excuse for medical service and I could write plenty of choice words but I want to keep this as constructive as possible. I was going to lodge a complaint about this but as my parent truly wants to keep their anonymity and have nothing to do with any criticisms or get anyone into trouble, that is pretty much impossible, so I write this to give me some semblance of satisfaction of calling out the staff that put my parent through this. The only positive thing about this whole situation was there were some "lovely" (my parent's opinion) nurses who treated my parent with care, but in my eyes, this is still a completely unacceptable way to provide care. To the people responsible for this, in my opinion, I hope you're proud of yourselves.

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Response from Daniel Anderson, Coordinator of Nursing and Midwifery, Busselton Hospital, WACHS - South West 6 months ago
Daniel Anderson
Coordinator of Nursing and Midwifery, Busselton Hospital,
WACHS - South West
Submitted on 30/10/2023 at 12:16 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 3:17 PM


Dear cricketts73

I'm very concerned about you and your parent's experience with the Busselton Hospital during their stay. I would appreciate the opportunity to investigate the sequence of events. I hope it would be possible for you to contact me so I can confirm some details to allow me to review the case. My name is Dan Anderson, Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Busselton Hospital, I encourage you to call me on 9753 6372,

Your sincerely, Dan

Daniel Anderson

Director of Nursing and Midwifery

Busselton Hospital

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Update posted by cricketts73 (a relative)

Hi Mr. Anderson, thanks for you response, unfortunately, my parent has made it very clear that they don't want me to continue this process, as they truly don't want anyone getting into trouble, nor any chance of their anonymity being uncovered.

I posted this experience because I was incredibly angry at how my parent was treated by the people who were supposed to be 'caring' for them and I needed some way of expressing my anger, without revealing any personal details. While I would love to see the people responsible for this get their comeuppance, I have to respect my parent's wishes.

Response from Daniel Anderson, Coordinator of Nursing and Midwifery, Busselton Hospital, WACHS - South West 5 months ago
Daniel Anderson
Coordinator of Nursing and Midwifery, Busselton Hospital,
WACHS - South West
Submitted on 16/11/2023 at 1:55 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 2:08 PM


Dear cricketts73,

Thank you for responding. I understand your desire to respect your parents wishes. If anything changes and you wish to discuss please contact me as above,

Yours sincerely, Dan

Daniel Anderson

Director of Nursing and Midwifery

Busselton Hospital

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Update posted by cricketts73 (a relative)

Hi Mr. Anderson, I certainly will, thankyou.

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