Four patients are dying hungry and thirsty on hospital wards every day, shocking figures reveal. Dehydration or malnutrition directly caused or was linked to 1,316 deaths last year in NHS trusts and privately run hospitals. The revelation follows a series of damning reports accusing staff of failing to address the most basic needs of the vulnerable, particularly the elderly.”
Mail Online
“Four patients die thirsty or starving EVERY DAY on our hospital wards show damning new statistics”
January 22, 2012
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