Kaimani Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Saw something on TV this morning. the government are looking into using trespassing and vagrancy laws to force the elderly out of hospitals. Can't find a link but it appears if someone decides they should go and they've nowhere to go they'll be classed as trespassers and prosecuted. I know there's another thread about care of the elderly but I felt this is more about the state tweaking and re interpreting laws to meet their own means. The elderly just happen to be the target this time. Anyone saw this? What thinks you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 They get to be rehoused in a prison cell because when released from hospital they would be vagrant? Aside from everything else, aren't our prisons already overcrowded? Surely some mistake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fake Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Sound like a load of bull to me. You cant be prosecuted for trespass as its a civil law but you can be asked to leave the premises if found trespassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think it must relate to this story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8327699/NHS-Trust-plans-to-evict-elderly-bed-blockers.html It has been done before and that case seems exceptional. Extending the use is however concerning if there are problems with the suitability of the Care facilities on offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think it must relate to this story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8327699/NHS-Trust-plans-to-evict-elderly-bed-blockers.html It has been done before and that case seems exceptional. Extending the use is however concerning if there are problems with the suitability of the Care facilities on offer. Thanks for the link, cat. Was starting to think I'd imagined it. Yeah, it is worrying that the book can be thrown at you. In principle I can see why they'd say this might be the thing to do ( if someone becomes a danger to themselves or others etc) but, surely this is a matter for healthcare professionals and not the courts or the police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 ...but, surely this is a matter for healthcare professionals and not the courts or the police If healthcare professionals decide they are being conned and that someone should be made to leave the hospital, but they refuse to go .. what should happen next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 If healthcare professionals decide they are being conned and that someone should be made to leave the hospital, but they refuse to go .. what should happen next? yeah, in that case they should go to the police. thing is, as in the case of hypochondria, you could say it's a con but it might be symptoms to something deeper. the worry is it's easier to just go to the cops and 'discharge' people who still need care, albeit not physical care, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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