"I feel that this waiting around is stopping my recovery"

About: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow / Neuro-rehabilitation Unit (NRU) Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow / Rheumatology ( Wards 6a & 6b)

(as the patient),

I was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth hospital on 4th July 2024 where after tests I was informed that I have Guillain-Barrè syndrome

 I cannot emphasise enough, the absolutely first class care I am receiving  from all the staff in medical care ward 6B whilst having the treatment for this illness. 

I am now over 3 weeks into my hospital stay, all my treatment is finished and now just waiting for a transfer to rehabilitation for the intense exercises to get me back to fighting fit and back home asap. Unfortunately all beds in rehabilitation are full and there is a waiting list, I'm horrified to hear it only has 18 beds to cover the whole of the west of Scotland. 

I feel that this waiting around is stopping my recovery, as well as me bed blocking as ward 6B have done everything they can.  I have a lovely OT Susan who comes every couple of days to work with me but this definitely isn't enough and doesn't meet my needs.

How can this be happening in such a large hospital in 2024? 

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Response from Amy O'Sullivan, Clinical Services Manager, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Neurology, Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries, Neurophysiology, CTCBI, Neuro & OMFS Outpatients, Neuro Rehabilitation & WestMARC, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 7 months ago
Amy O'Sullivan
Clinical Services Manager, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Neurology, Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries, Neurophysiology, CTCBI, Neuro & OMFS Outpatients, Neuro Rehabilitation & WestMARC,
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Submitted on 31/07/2024 at 13:02
Published on Care Opinion at 13:02


Dear liberatorbj59

Could you please provide your full name and date birth to enable me to investigate this with the team. My email is Amy.O'Sullivan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

Thanks

Amy

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