Who thinks these terms up ??

FLYER · 11th August 2015, 09:25

Just listening to radio and I've heard a hospital Administrator refer to patients as Service Users .

Yet more absolute tosh thought up by some pen pusher.

For goodness sake if your in hospital your a flipping patient.

Rant over.

andymc · 11th August 2015, 09:54

I was hospitalised for a few days recently and I can tell you that "patient" was exactly what I had to be! Arrived in A&E around 4pm and was told within a couple of hours that I'd have to be admitted. It was 2 in the morning when I finally got onto the ward ... they still insisted on waking everyone up at 6.15 for breakfast. Then I had to lie there waiting, staring at the ceiling & wishing I was still asleep for another four hours until a doctor saw me. Same routine every day.
It's not that I'm a lazy so & so - I would normally be up and working soon after 7 even on a weekend - but I have to say it was one thing that I found very frustrating. If someone's sick and they're sleeping, let them sleep!!

FLYER · 11th August 2015, 10:07

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Originally Posted by andymc

I was hospitalised for a few days recently and I can tell you that "patient" was exactly what I had to be! Arrived in A&E around 4pm and was told within a couple of hours that I'd have to be admitted. It was 2 in the morning when I finally got onto the ward ... they still insisted on waking everyone up at 6.15 for breakfast. Then I had to lie there waiting, staring at the ceiling & wishing I was still asleep for another four hours until a doctor saw me. Same routine every day.
It's not that I'm a lazy so & so - I would normally be up and working soon after 7 even on a weekend - but I have to say it was one thing that I found very frustrating. If someone's sick and they're sleeping, let them sleep!!

My late father used to talk about the time staff (woke him up) to give him a sleeping pill

coolcat · 11th August 2015, 10:14

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Originally Posted by FLYER

Just listening to radio and I've heard a hospital Administrator refer to patients as Service Users .

Yet more absolute tosh thought up by some pen pusher.

For goodness sake if your in hospital your a flipping patient.

Rant over.

How did you find your time as a Service User recently George?

Georgies Dad · 11th August 2015, 10:17

We are all just a number on that merrygoround called life,when it stops turning we become just a statistic.

itchyfeet · 11th August 2015, 10:24

Seen a great one yesterday were they called a basic mechanic an 'automotive component specialist'.

Kindda fits but why try to posh up a mechanic?

itchyfeet · 11th August 2015, 10:25

NHS is terrible in general.

My Sister at 36 years old had a mini stroke just over a month ago and sat in AE for 2 hours to be seen. Yet they keep closing down more emergency rooms. It badly needs privatised.

FLYER · 11th August 2015, 10:31

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Originally Posted by coolcat

How did you find your time as a Service User recently George?

Apart from having umpteen needles stuck in me and a woman with a knife slice me open then shove my guts back in it was fine

stevestrat · 11th August 2015, 10:41

I am tempted to quote the last two lines from the Galaxy song in Monty Python's "Meaning of life":

"And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space
'Cause there's NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- all down here on Earth"

coolcat · 11th August 2015, 11:09

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Originally Posted by FLYER

Apart from having umpteen needles stuck in me and a woman with a knife slice me open then shove my guts back in it was fine

So you were 'serviced' good and proper

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FLYER Banned rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 35,346 Thanks: 2,985 Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts	Who thinks these terms up ?? Just listening to radio and I've heard a hospital Administrator refer to patients as Service Users . Yet more absolute tosh thought up by some pen pusher. For goodness sake if your in hospital your a flipping patient. Rant over.

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andymc Posted a thing or two Wedgewood Connie SE / Black Club SE Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ballymoney Posts: 1,459 Thanks: 542 Thanked 583 Times in 365 Posts	I was hospitalised for a few days recently and I can tell you that "patient" was exactly what I had to be! Arrived in A&E around 4pm and was told within a couple of hours that I'd have to be admitted. It was 2 in the morning when I finally got onto the ward ... they still insisted on waking everyone up at 6.15 for breakfast. Then I had to lie there waiting, staring at the ceiling & wishing I was still asleep for another four hours until a doctor saw me. Same routine every day. It's not that I'm a lazy so & so - I would normally be up and working soon after 7 even on a weekend - but I have to say it was one thing that I found very frustrating. If someone's sick and they're sleeping, let them sleep!! __________________ My blood brother is an immigrant A beautiful immigrant My blood brother's Freddie Mercury A Nigerian mother of three

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stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,583 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	I am tempted to quote the last two lines from the Galaxy song in Monty Python's "Meaning of life": "And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space 'Cause there's NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- all down here on Earth" __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

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itchyfeet Loves to post MG ZT+ CDTi Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 475 Thanks: 81 Thanked 72 Times in 58 Posts	Seen a great one yesterday were they called a basic mechanic an 'automotive component specialist'. Kindda fits but why try to posh up a mechanic?

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itchyfeet Loves to post MG ZT+ CDTi Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 475 Thanks: 81 Thanked 72 Times in 58 Posts	NHS is terrible in general. My Sister at 36 years old had a mini stroke just over a month ago and sat in AE for 2 hours to be seen. Yet they keep closing down more emergency rooms. It badly needs privatised.