AT A recent committee meeting of Oxfordshire Pensioners’ Action Group, we discussed the Care Quality Commission’s report on hospitals and the JR.
We were shocked to hear from a member, a former Lord Mayor of Oxford, that when after a fall in her home, she was taken to Accident and Emergency, she remained there for 30 hours with no refreshment of any kind, except one cup of tea which she had to request from a passing trolley.
She did not formally complain as she was just so thankful to get home.
But I shall write to the head of the JR Trust, Sir Jonathan Michael, as this is not the only case of poor care for the elderly which has been reported locally.
Oxfordshire Pensioners’ Action Group has been, for more than a year, very concerned about the reduced level of care for disabled pensioners that should be provided by the county council.
As the Oxford Mail has reported, the whole social services department is being, in effect, privatised.
I very much doubt whether this will improve the service for clients, though, no doubt it will save the council some millions of pounds.
M. HUGH-JONES, Hon Sec, OXPAG
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