There's nothing more reassuring to wake up and to find that the organization which is caring for my partner's welfare was in the newspapers yet again for professional misconduct. However, in the greater scheme of absconding patients and deaths at the Bradgate Unit, a nurse flirting by text with a patient is hard for me to gauge without more information. Nonetheless, there's vulnerability, safeguarding and possible grooming issues, and just straight forward unprofessionalism.
The current ward J is on is a world away from Bosworth and Ashby Ward. It's one of the more newly built wards, and although I have no access as a visitor to the main ward or rooms, J has shown me photos, and the accommodation is of a better quality. She has a room with an en-suite loo and shower. This is a far cry from her sleeping in chairs because she was petrified of her bed in a shared dormitory.
She's still pretty unwell, but at least the ward itself, the staff, and the other patients seem to be less triggering. I won't go into to details but she is still managing to do things which shouldn't happen in a safe and secure environment, and she even managed to escape off the ward and run down a couple of corridors. The new secure doors and intercoms were out of order (possibly due to recent rain damage). It's very easy to see how this place can go from being secure to open, due to one electrical fault and staff not closing doors properly.
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