I was admitted to the ‘Yorgum’ High Dependency Ward (Acute Care) at the Armadale Mental Health Unit recently.
On the following morning, I asked a member of the Nursing staff if I could have sanitiser or soap in my room, as there were neither present. I was informed that it wasn’t possible and I had to attend the Nursing Office and knock on the door, in order to obtain a single use rationed quantity of communal hand sanitiser.
I believe it is a clear disgrace that (in this day and age) in a hospital setting, that soap is unavailable to involuntary patients in a high dependency mental health ward. It wasn’t even present in my room upon arrival. I had to use what remained in a small Dettol hand sanitiser bottle, that I brought with me.
Just by the way, I was attending the Nurses office for sanitiser up to six times a day, which plays directly into my assessment as being ‘highly dependent’. In all fairness, I ask that a reasonable adjustment is made to the ‘observations’ that are documented by Nursing Staff, relevant to my case please. During mid-morning two days after my admission, Staff member ‘Tami’ was kind enough to provide me with a miniature bar of soap. He indicated that provision of soap, is a uniform policy across the mental health wards.
Thank you for viewing my complaint. I look forward to an improvement with that and assurances that access to basic requisites are provided daily in future. Soap especially.
"Access to necessities"
About: Yorgum High Dependent Mental Health Ward Yorgum High Dependent Mental Health Ward Armadale 6112
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