I was admitted to short stay overnight. The next morning it seemed they were very anxious to get me out as they expressed a lack of beds. They then catheterised me after dosing me up on pain killers. They then handed me prescriptions and told me I was now discharged.
I had a drive of around 55kms to get myself home as my partner was still on a plane travelling home from work. I walked out of the hospital and into their pharmacy to pick up my prescriptions. I should actually say I stagger out, I was very heavily medicated.
I nodded off to sleep in the chemist, I think this may have been a couple of times. When I managed to get to my car I knew I couldn’t drive myself anywhere. I had to sleep in the car until the medication wore off, then I had the issue of a full catheter to deal with.
I feel the lack of beds is clouding the judgment of patient care, luckily enough I knew not to drive myself and even luckier nothing happened in the car park while I was in such a vulnerable state.
"Very unprofessional duty of care"
About: Bunbury Hospital Bunbury Hospital Bunbury 6230
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