Nearly 1200 people starved to death in UK NHS hospitals – nurses too busy to feed patients

Nearly 1200 people starved to death in UK NHS hospitals over last 4 years – nurses too busy to feed patients. And “…for every patient who dies from malnutrition, four more have dehydration mentioned on their death certificate. Critics say nurses are too busy to feed patients and often food and drink are placed out of reach of vulnerable people.” Yeah, but what did you expect? It’s “free”.

This post was last modified on January 26, 2021

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  • dont they bring in a lot of foreign nurses and doctors?sometimes i wonder if the foreign ones dont care about UK natives or is it vice versa?ive met Mexican medical people who i dont think care about me-im anglo native American or Mulungeon but mainly anglo nordic-maybe theyre just overworked or its a plot to kill them off --does Germany or Denmark do this?Israel and Afghanistan has socialized medicine courtesy of the USA and in the bush years Conservatives didnt complain or about socialized veterans usa VA socialized hospitals--im against Obamacare and the democrat party mainly

  • It's going to be okay. the DHS said that it is "unacceptable". Everything will get better now.....Unless that meant that there weren't enough people starved to death.... Didn't meet their quota....Preview of coming attractions.

  • Im sorry but nurses and teachers are the biggest whiners EVER! they make me a woman think woman should not be in the work force!

  • And i hear them complain about being tired. YES THEY TIRED I BE TIRED TO IF I SAT AROUND FOR 4 HOURS!!!!!!!!

  • I know nurses and that is what i get when i listen to them talk. By the way overworked is fu>>in paperwork not acual care. Oh did i mention thier 4 hours of breaks on a 10 hr shift!!!!!!!!!

  • If nurses do the job cause they care. They would give them F>>>IN water! So nursing is just a government job for people who could give a shit as long they get paid?

      • Yea can you imagine being a patient of hers? Disagree and she would "accidentally" step on your oxygen tube until you were a nice sky blue color.......maybe she got her license taken away and moved to France where she sits on the sidewalk selling communist handbooks....Oh well just a dream.