DFG Door Widening – Day 1

I have been waiting since last year for my bedroom door to be widened, my nurse had suggested we contact the fire safety officer as she was concerned I could not get out of my room quickly in an emergency, I spend most of in my time in bed which is too wide . . . → Read More: DFG Door Widening – Day 1

Occupational Therapy – Hygiene

At the beginning of the year my nurse and I discussed hygiene, I’m currently stuck in bed so only get a bed bath, we decided to talk to my OT Mrs.K.  She was very helpful and we discussed options, we came up with a viable option, a shower trolley which was padded and . . . → Read More: Occupational Therapy – Hygiene

Wheelchair Services – Request for me to sign agreement on communication

I received this letter in June regarding my email correspondence with Wheelchair Services and Social Services, lets be clear I did not excessively email or phone them, probably 3 or 4 phone calls and 33 emails (a lot of which were confirming I had received an email) in about 105 days.

As I was . . . → Read More: Wheelchair Services – Request for me to sign agreement on communication

Gloucestershire Personal Health Budget Pilot – Post 1

There is currently a move to push Personal Health Budgets by the government to give patients/service users more control see this NHS page.

The University of Kent, University of York, Imperial College, London and the London school of economics have joined up for a Government funded research project to assess how well PHB’s work for . . . → Read More: Gloucestershire Personal Health Budget Pilot – Post 1