A Swindon woman left “terrified” after a nightmare stay at the hospital has garnered huge support from the public and politicians towards her petition for change. Carers visit Nina Parry, 50, four times a day at home to help her with a neurological condition, but she says they were not allowed to care for her while she was hospitalised. She said: “I wouldn’t go back to hospital.
I would do everything to not go back. While Nina does not criticise the hospital staff who cared for her, she says that busy hospital staff just could not understand her unique needs, unlike her personal carers. READ MORE: Small accessway behind Swindon properties sells for £1 Nina has primary progressive multiple sclerosis and her carers cut up her food, shower her and exercise her.
She said: “They’re lovely, and attend to all the needs that I have. “I have two carers. In the hospital, I would have one nurse who would not understand my needs or medical equipment.
” However, she added: “Care companies won't go into care for people when they are hospitalised. For whatever reason, they won't come in.” A spokesperson for her care company, Home Instead, agreed with her, saying: “We sympathise with Nina’s position.
Unfortunately, it is normal for a person’s care to be taken over by the NHS when a person is admitted to hospital. “On admission, the NHS assumes responsibility for the patient and has a professional and legal duty to meet their needs." But this is rejected by Great W.