https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... om-surgery
This has me in a "WTF" frame of mind. There are so many issues here that the only thing that stands out is some dimwit thought of this as a costcutting measure and is working their way up the greasy pole.
Things that come to mind immediately:
- We used to have cottage hospitals in the UK but the Govt have been closing these down for years. Patients not requiring medical attention but needing convalescence would be transferred to these hospitals until they were fully recovered and discharged home.
- Much of "bedblockers" are due to patients too frail to be looked after at home. The Govt has been pushing the "social care" agenda without a matched increase in funding or resources. Hence patients who could probably be managed at home aren't.
- I imagine there must be strict criteria to avoid abuse of the system, of patients using these homes, and of other people living in the homes eg family, tenants etc
- Some patients refuse to leave hospitals; what happens if this occurs here?
- What happens if/when the carers aren't visiting? Is it up to the host to provide care?
- A private company is involved, which means profits before patients.
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| Quote: Hosts would be asked to welcome patients recovering minor procedures, cook three microwave meals a day and offer conversation | |
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Microwave meals. Wow(!)
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| Quote: They would also need to understand some care law, including the Mental Capacity Act, which aims to protect those who lack the ability to make their own decisions about treatment. | |
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This would be interesting given that some medical staff struggle to understand the MCA.
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| Quote: rooms would be rented out to funders at about £100 a night, with half going to the host. The rest would be used to pay for the care services required and a margin kept by the company as profit | |
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So you get £50/nt to stick someone in your room and given them microwaved meals that you've cooked?
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| Quote: It is almost weekly that there are reports of abuse and poor care in registered residential and care homes | |
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Yes, it happens. Despite doing as much vetting as possible, having precautions in place, sh*t like this still happens.
Still sounds like a bad idea to me. At least with cottage hospitals, there was medical cover if a doctor was needed.