Nearly 4 years after the death of Thomas Milner 11/1/06, Case No. 6 – Patients Association Report and the truth is still being with held!

see http://www.tomsanguish.com for full details of shambolic NHS practices regarding End of Life and Palliative Care afforded to Tom.

The NHS continue the mistreatment of Thomas Milner which has now been transferred to his family. The NHS personally attacked the family in derogatory comments made post mortem in the medical notes while trying to detract from the gross errors that they made. The NHS have continued to detract and avoid the truth while corresponding with the family and depicting care and medication administration incorrectly v. evidence in the medical notes.

Finally in September 2009 another letter arrived from the Sheffield Teaching Hospital Trust written by Sir Andrew Cash OBE. In this letter Sir Andrew lists time of set up and refill of Thomas Milner’s morphine syringe driver.
These times are INCORRECT v. the evidence of the medical notes.

The Palliative Care Consultant did not increase the terminal pain control and left the syringe driver holding just 10mgs. morphine for 55 hours.

The Healthcare Commission Reported that ‘the amount in the syringe driver 10mgs. was low in the circumstances’ and made recommendations for the Sheffield Hospital Trust to implement in the future.

Not withstanding statements made to the press by the Sheffield Hospital Trust about how ‘care was appropriate’. Janet Brooks daughter of Tom received an email from Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer to say ‘I am sorry that your father did not receive an appropriate level of care at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital’.

We the family of Thomas Milner are still awaiting a reply from Sir Andrew Cash OBE, about his erroneous letter. A copy of our letter to Sir Andrew has been delivered by registered post to Gordon Brown P.M., Andy Burnham M.P., Christine Beasley, CNO, Liam Donaldson CMO, David Willetts our M.P., Lady Finlay of Llandaff, advocate for good Palliative Care, Lord Joffe and Lord Turnbull who are interested in End of Life Care matters.

You, me and us all pay for this NHS service. We all may need this service in the future.
God help us all and shame on them.