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| Southmead Hospital patient given brass bell to ring | Southmead Hospital patient given brass bell to ring |
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| An 84-year-old woman with a broken hip was kept in a hospital "store cupboard" and given a brass bell to ring if she needed help, her son has complained. | An 84-year-old woman with a broken hip was kept in a hospital "store cupboard" and given a brass bell to ring if she needed help, her son has complained. |
| Andy Goddard said the experience, which included his mother spending over an hour on a trolley in a chilly corridor at Southmead Hospital, was "laughable". | Andy Goddard said the experience, which included his mother spending over an hour on a trolley in a chilly corridor at Southmead Hospital, was "laughable". |
| A number of teething problems have been encountered at the £430m hospital in Bristol since it opened in May. | A number of teething problems have been encountered at the £430m hospital in Bristol since it opened in May. |
| Its director of nursing has apologised to the family for their experience. | Its director of nursing has apologised to the family for their experience. |
| 'Freezing cold' | 'Freezing cold' |
| Mr Goddard said his mother - Molly - had a fall last Thursday and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. | |
| "Then we were left in a hallway right opposite the doors for an hour and a half in a draught. The doors were open and it was blowing a gale and freezing cold. | "Then we were left in a hallway right opposite the doors for an hour and a half in a draught. The doors were open and it was blowing a gale and freezing cold. |
| "Mum's very frail, she feels the cold awfully. I had to wrap her in a blanket to stop her being cold." | |
| He said they were moved around the corner after complaining and after spending the night in A&E they were admitted on to a ward. | He said they were moved around the corner after complaining and after spending the night in A&E they were admitted on to a ward. |
| "We were taken into what was a procedure room, which is basically used as a store cupboard, and we were given a brass bell as a call system, which I found laughable." | "We were taken into what was a procedure room, which is basically used as a store cupboard, and we were given a brass bell as a call system, which I found laughable." |
| 'Extreme pressure' | 'Extreme pressure' |
| But he praised nursing staff who were "all very good and working hard". | But he praised nursing staff who were "all very good and working hard". |
| The hospital's director of Nursing and Quality, Sue Jones, responded saying emergency departments nationally were facing "increased pressure" and Southmead Hospital staff was doing the best it could for its patients. | The hospital's director of Nursing and Quality, Sue Jones, responded saying emergency departments nationally were facing "increased pressure" and Southmead Hospital staff was doing the best it could for its patients. |
| "Mr Goddard's story about his mother's care illustrates the impact of the pressure that some of our staff are working under," she added. | "Mr Goddard's story about his mother's care illustrates the impact of the pressure that some of our staff are working under," she added. |
| "We are working extremely hard to make sure we can move patients and they are not queuing in the corridor. It is a time working under extreme pressure." | "We are working extremely hard to make sure we can move patients and they are not queuing in the corridor. It is a time working under extreme pressure." |
| Mrs Goddard spent a day and a night in the room before having surgery on Saturday and then being transferred to a ward room where she was "recovering well". |