Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
- By Tricia
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Thu 22 Nov 2007 13:04
We are great at slagging off the professionals during our caring role. Which I do know is due to the frustration due to being a carer.
However, I have come across some very good professionals. One being the Community Nurse for Autism in North Tyneside. She has continually supported my son and I well out of office hours and in her own time; she is always just a text away if needed.
I also had a very supportive district nurse provided through my own doctors when I was caring for both my parents. When ever I needed equipment for them I woud contact the district nurse and he/she would fax as soon as I got off the phone to the loans equipment services for myself to collect that afternoon. If I was unable to collect an item it would be with me within a couple of days. The same for Wheel chair services they were very supportive when needed.
It would be nice to hear from anyone else who gets good support just to remind us that it does happen out there.
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- By morello
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Thu 22 Nov 2007 16:51no , but then they are few and far between, a needle in a haystack comes to mind
Mo
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By Greebo
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sat 24 Nov 2007 09:43"We are great at slagging off the professionals during our caring role. Which I do know is due to the frustration due to being a carer."
No,Tricia, it's because I can truthfully say that those professionals have behaved in an appallingly unprofessional manner. I would say the same even if I wasn't his carer. One pharmacist came close to being struck off after letting a customer out of the shop with my husband's prescription instead of his own (for a completely different thing).
However, trhe mobile librarian (Sarah), my usual pharmacist, the underfunded & understaffed place which helps with the various claim forms, and the OT who argued for a wetroom instead of a walk-in bath (which one of the contactors tried to con us into agreeing to) are appreciated and they know it.
- By Tricia
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:07I am fully aware of carers coming across un cooperative professionals in their caring role. BUT it would be nice to hear of some that do go that one step above duty just to remind others that there are some out there. Just to give some positive feed back on this message board instead of negatives which I seem to feel I am reading all the time when ever I read them which could make any new carer feel depressed before they even started!
Last night I was in the chat room and talking when another carer said they have very good professionals involved. What a coincident they live in the same area as me.
- By laptopbob
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sat 24 Nov 2007 14:57Well - once the management got their act into gear (I did have to kick in a delicate place though!) - I only have the odd niggle that I have resolved with them. I'm quite happy at the moment - evryone has been so helpful.
One dark cloud on the horizon - 'they' are looking at the day centre provision - rest assured it won't be doing more!
Having said all that I do read other comments on this BB and I feel so lucky and my thoughts go to all those not so fortunate. Good Luck.
- By Tricia
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sat 24 Nov 2007 15:03thank you laptopbob for sharing this with the message board.
I am just wondering if you are living in the same area as me hee hee
- By CHERYL THE PERIL
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sat 24 Nov 2007 20:16Well apart from a bit of a tussle with our doctors surgery to have them call out to visit mum, they are ok about it now. Everyone else we have dealt with has been fine SW, OT Physiotherapist, but we don't have a lot of contact with them or make many request, so maybe thats why.
SW I only get in touch with to arrange Respite Care.
- By laptopbob
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sat 24 Nov 2007 22:40Hi Tricia
Sunny Hastings
- By Tricia
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sat 24 Nov 2007 23:15North Tyneside
- By SPERANZA
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sun 25 Nov 2007 12:09I have been the spokeswoman for both mum and dad (mum has cared for dad 24/7 with a care package, last 4 years). My experience has thank G-d always been positive as I am very vocal and will not accept just one response from JUST ANYBODY who answers the phone. I always insist on speaking to the superiors. Yes it has been gruelling but I have obtained results. Both my parents have separate Social Workers at present as dad is still in rehab. I make it my business to know their names. I know the names of all those people I contact and write them down on a pad. Where possible, I EMAIL THEM direct. I have a long list of phone numbers and email addresses which I keep updated as we all know these Social Workers are moved around to different departments far too frequently.
One must keep calling these people and always remember:"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again"! I have found it works with support from the majority of the people I have dealt with on my parents' behalf.
All the better if you have a great GP. Age Concern and Help the Aged and of course Citizens Advice Bureau do all they can to give sound advice.
We here in the UK, despite the bad publicity at times, do have one of the best welfare systems in the world (with all its faults). There is more assistance here for the elderly than most of the other developed countries. Good Luck to you All!
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By debzsanderson
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Re: Does anyone have a good professional involved in their caring role?
Sat 1 Dec 2007 19:29I have gradually become very isolated as ny fiance has MS and his decline has meant we now seem to live our lives around television
I find my doctor reluctant to do home visits to support us both and my fiance has not been given a neuroloists appointed for ten years now - all we get is a useless MS nurse who is very over worked and doesn't seem to help