Crisis in Health and Social Services. Their negligence and disrespect, reports London EVENING STANDARD. And Muhammad Haque Commentary

The Muhammad Haque Commentary has been posted on the ES web site at 1230 GMT today.

On the negligence in the UK Health and Social services.

This one has already been published on the London EVENING STANDARD web site in the past 30 minutes.

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Your [the London EVENING STANDARD web site Thursday 22 March 2012] report reminds of literally THOUSANDS of cases of negligence that go unreported and unattended to across East London. Without pre-empting any aspect of what may formally still remain of the “procedures” to be gone through by the respective agencies in the case you report on, the overwhelming observational evidence of the culture of negligence dominating the “health” institutions and “social services” across East London suggests that nothing noticeable will change fro the better fro other such “patients” as a result of those “procedural complaints and grievances”. Regardless of any number of claims by “health service” “professionals” who are mostly active and vocal about their own terms and conditions, the ordinary people who need the services but are denied them for any number of failings by the “institutions” and the “services” are permanently treated in the “protests” as mostly mute parts of displays. Those displays are mostly public demonstrations. The voice that ought to be heard and heard loudly and consistently and as the major factor in the equation is that of the users, the people who need the services but are often neglected, ignored or systematically maliciously and irreversibly undermined by the bureaucracies. There is nothing in any published or known “manifesto” or agenda of any Party that says that the status quo of unaccountability, obstruction and denial in the “health” institutions and by the “health” and “social services” “professionals” will EVEN change, let alone be reversed and replaced by an accountability culture that is real, humane and worthy of the claims that these institutions, professions and personnel make on behalf of themselves There is no real audit of the “health service” or the “social services” that can be of real, accessible use to ordinary people in any part of East London or indeed in the rest of the UK. The NHS and the Councils’ Social Services are not treated by the mainstream Parties or by the mainstream Media as being subject to the audit of the ordinary public. This is brought out in the most blatantly antidemocratic way during the routine periods of “crisis”, as typified by any “reform” Bill processed through Parliament, such as the mega-confusing one that has just got “passed” earlier this week about the NHS and marked by “Dave” Cameron’s bragging and by Wednesday’s Daily Mirror front page as ushering in the start of the end of the NHS [1948-2012]. The antidemocratic aspect is in the fact that the “protesters” are almost always shown to be “professionals”. This leaves out the utter majority of ordinary people, who, after all, are the supposed recipients of the supposedly “world class” “services” and “care”. This is what needs to be changed and the public must be “allowed” in as the major source of the commentary and the democratic diagnoses of the crisis of antidemocratic, morality-free “professional disservice and unaccountability” that dominates what remains of “Society” after the latest CONDEM assaults. The public must also become citizens, coming out democratically, morally, ethically and electorally continuously fighting for dignity, rights and services and thus also leaving behind the servitude, the morass of neglect and negligence of mere subjects. behind and for ever.

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Hospital 'left stroke victim for six hours without treatment'

Negligence claim: former teacher Kaniz Shaukat with her sons Oscar, left, and Sajaid

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Sophie Goodchild, Health and Social Affairs Correspondent

22 March 2012

A woman who was suffering a stroke was allegedly left in a chair by hospital staff for six hours without treatment.

Grandmother Kaniz Shaukat, 69, is now partially brain damaged and confined to a wheelchair after her plight at King George’s in Romford.

The former teacher was also allegedly given the wrong medication when she was transferred to Queen’s Hospital. Her family revealed they are now launching a medical negligence claim against Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS trust, which runs both hospitals and a taking action against Tower Hamlets social services.

Mrs Shaukat’s son Sajaid, 32, claims her stroke could have been prevented if doctors had given her blood-thinning drugs immediately. The accountant, who has given up work to care for his mother, said: “My mother was a proud, degree-educated wife, mother and grandmother who was enjoying her retirement and spending the twilight of her life in the peace and calm of her family surroundings and her beloved two cats.

“Now she has been left permanently wheel-chair ridden; paralysed down the right side of her body; brain damaged in three parts and all this because the hospital failed to give her a simple and very cheap blood-thinning tablet.

“My mother has lost her mobility, her independence, her confidence, her happiness, her mental health and moreover her dignity. She needs to be escorted to the toilet, bathed, clothed and fed like a baby.”

A spokesman for Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS trust said: “We have not received a complaint from Mr Shaukat or his mother but we would be happy to investigate any complaint or concerns they have about her treatment.”

A spokesman for Tower Hamlets said: “We can confirm we have received a complaint from Mr Shaukat which we will investigate and respond to in line with the council’s procedures.”

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Muhammad Haque55 minutes ago Your report reminds of literally THOUSANDS of cases of negligence that go unreported and unattended to across East London. Without pre-empting any aspect of what may formally still remain of the “procedures” to be gone through by the respective agencies in the case you report on, the overwhelming observational evidence of the culture of negligence dominating the “health” institutions and “social services” across East London suggests that nothing noticeable will change fro the better fro other such “patients” as a result of those “procedural complaints and grievances”. Regardless of any number of claims by “health service” “professionals” who are mostly active and vocal about their own terms and conditions, the ordinary people who need the services but are denied them for any number of failings by the “institutions” and the “services” are permanently treated in the “protests” as mostly mute parts of displays. Those displays are mostly public demonstrations. The voice that ought to be heard and heard loudly and consistently and as the major factor in the equation is that of the users, the people who need the services but are often neglected, ignored or systematically maliciously and irreversibly undermined by the bureaucracies. There is nothing in any published or known “manifesto” or agenda of any Party that says that the status quo of unaccountability, obstruction and denial in the “health” institutions and by the “health” and “social services” “professionals” will EVEN change, let alone be reversed and replaced by an accountability culture that is real, humane and worthy of the claims that these institutions, professions and personnel make on behalf of themselves There is no real audit of the “health service” or the “social services” that can be of real, accessible use to ordinary people in any part of East London or indeed in the rest of the UK. The NHS and the Councils’ Social Services are not treated by the mainstream Parties or by the mainstream Media as being subject to the audit of the ordinary public. This is brought out in the most blatantly antidemocratic way during the routine periods of “crisis”, as typified by any “reform” Bill processed through Parliament, such as the mega-confusing one that has just got “passed” earlier this week about the NHS and marked by “Dave” Cameron’s bragging and by Wednesday’s Daily Mirror front page as ushering in the start of the end of the NHS [1948-2012]. The antidemocratic aspect is in the fact that the “protesters” are almost always shown to be “professionals”. This leaves out the utter majority of ordinary people, who, after all, are the supposed recipients of the supposedly “world class” “services” and “care”. This is what needs to be changed and the public,ci must be “al,owed” in as the major source of the commentary and the democratic diagnoses of the crisis of antidemocratic, morality-free “professional disservice and unaccountability” that dominates what remains of “Society” after the latest CONDEM assaults. The public must also become citizens, coming out democratically, moray, ethically and electorally continuously fighting for dignity, rights and services and thus also leaving behind the servitude, the morass of neglect and negligence of mere subjects. behind and for ever. Reply 0

Anonymous1 hour ago This sort of negligence should be punished with prison sentences. You should pray you don't fall ill. Reply 0

Anonymous1 hour ago Perhaps its because the NHS can't cope with all the hundreds of thousands of immigrants using the system. Reply 2 replies -1

Anonymous1 hour ago Typical bigot. Wait till you fall ill. Chances are the NHS doctor who treats you will be an immigrant. Reply 0

Anonymous57 minutes ago She's a teacher. Sons an accountant. Now if you calculate what they've contributed to the UK its probably 10x more than you have. Reply 0