Just wanted to prompt any parents, relatives etc of people with Special Needs, to ensure that one of these exists and is up to date and filed with their local hospital or mental health team.
Wont go into details, but our daughter is currently in hospital and if her passport had been located and available when she was admitted, she would probably have been discharged by now. Unfortunately, she has been kept in an induced sleep (over 10 days now) and new complications have prevented her from coming home. It took about 48 hrs for the hospital staff to fully understand her situation and to make suitable adjustments to their normal treatment process.
The passport can be downloaded from the NHS site
hospital passport template - Google Search
A similar scenario was described by Jo Whiley on the Andrew Marr show
Jo Whiley: It's been the worst week of our lives as Frances struggles with Covid - BBC News
We are optimistic that our daughter will be ok to be discharged in the next couple of days.
Wont go into details, but our daughter is currently in hospital and if her passport had been located and available when she was admitted, she would probably have been discharged by now. Unfortunately, she has been kept in an induced sleep (over 10 days now) and new complications have prevented her from coming home. It took about 48 hrs for the hospital staff to fully understand her situation and to make suitable adjustments to their normal treatment process.
The passport can be downloaded from the NHS site
hospital passport template - Google Search
A similar scenario was described by Jo Whiley on the Andrew Marr show
Jo Whiley: It's been the worst week of our lives as Frances struggles with Covid - BBC News
We are optimistic that our daughter will be ok to be discharged in the next couple of days.