{"id":20759,"date":"2025-01-10T07:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T07:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/no-dignity-for-patient-in-28-hour-basildon-hospital-wait\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T07:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T07:47:42","slug":"no-dignity-for-patient-in-28-hour-basildon-hospital-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/no-dignity-for-patient-in-28-hour-basildon-hospital-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"‘No dignity’ for patient in 28-hour Basildon hospital wait"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Linda Wenman spent 28 hours waiting for treatment at Basildon Hospital in Essex<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A hospital patient said she had to change her clothes “in full view of everybody” during a 28-hour wait that saw her sleep in a corridor.<\/p>\n

Linda Wenman, 70, said she was afforded “no dignity” during her unforeseen stay at Basildon Hospital in December.<\/p>\n

It came as hospitals across Essex continued to battle a significant spike in flu admissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hospital trust chief Matthew Hopkins said staff were working to ensure the safety and dignity of patients was protected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The number of flu patients at hospitals in England is almost five times higher than it was in December, according to NHS data.<\/p>\n

An average of 5,408 people with flu were in beds each day last week, with 256 in critical care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Wenman was encouraged by her GP to visit A&E at Basildon Hospital<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Ms Wenman, from Southend-on-Sea, was given a bed after a nine-hour wait in A&E, before being discharged after spending 19 further hours in a corridor.<\/p>\n

She said the facilities being afforded to patients were “dreadful”.<\/p>\n

“You can’t charge your phone, you’ve got no privacy to go to the toilet,” Ms Wenman told BBC Essex.<\/p>\n

“I had to change my night clothes and I had to do that in the middle of the corridor, under a sheet wriggling about – it was awful.<\/p>\n

“There was no dignity, none at all. It was totally embarrassing.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Matthew Hopkins said staff were doing a “brilliant job” in challenging circumstances<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Ms Wenman’s experience mirrored similar issues being faced at the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s hospitals in Broomfield and Southend-on-Sea.<\/p>\n

Mr Hopkins said some patients were being treated “in areas where we wouldn’t ordinarily do so”.<\/p>\n

He stressed it was unclear why this year’s flu spike was “particularly challenging” and said he hoped it would begin to subside within two weeks.<\/p>\n

“Our staff are doing a brilliant job in making sure those patients are looked after safely and their dignity is protected,” Mr Hopkins said.<\/p>\n

Visits to Broomfield Hospital have been severely restricted<\/a>, with the emergency department, acute medical unit and medical wards closed to visitors.<\/p>\n

Hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich have urged visitors to wear face masks<\/a>, also admitting some patients were being treated on corridors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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