My son was admitted to Ward 15 from the GP because his symptoms were the same as when he previously had Pneumonia.
We went in expecting that he would be checked for the symptoms he had, however they started to treat him for dehydration. They gave us a cup of apple juice and a syringe, and the nurse asked us to hold him, and then proceeded to put their arm over his arm and held his cheek to squeeze the syringe in his mouth, but he got upset and wouldn’t take it.
They then got flustered and went to get him some medicine and proceeded to give it to him in the same way, but this time he was lying down, so was even more upset.
They were quite rude and told us it would be a lot worse for him if he had to have a tube up his nose.
There were times when we tried to step in as he was upset, and we were upset. They blew in his face to try and get him to swallow, which wasn't good as they didn't appear very well themselves.
We felt they were quite forceful, and we didn’t think they were professional. If we did what they did as parents, there would be questions asked.
He stayed in overnight and was monitored. He then got discharged in the morning by a consultant who said they thought he had a virus. They then turned to our son and said ‘oh gingernut’. You don’t expect your baby to be called names.
You go in to have your child cared for, not to have the experience we did.
"Not the experience we expected for our son"
About: Borders General Hospital / Paediatrics (Ward 15) Borders General Hospital Paediatrics (Ward 15) TD6 9BS
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