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Four patients are dying hungry and thirsty on hospital wards every day, shocking figures reveal.
Dehydration or malnutrition directly caused or was linked to 1,316 deaths last year in NHS trusts and privately run hospitals.
The revelation follows a series of damning reports accusing staff of failing to address the most basic needs of the vulnerable, particularly the elderly.
Four patients die thirsty or starving EVERY DAY on our hospital wards show damning new statistics. By Sophie Borland. 11:13 PM on 22nd January 2012
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:26 AM EST
Article Source: the Mail online
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So sad that our elderly are treated with such disrespect. My mother is in a extended care facility and she gets excellent care, we are very lucky. Loved ones need to visit all the time and monitor the care and ask lots of questions.I just sorry for the elderly who have no family to look out for them or worse has family that doesn't bother.
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