DOGS should not be allowed on hospital wards.

[999tigger]

I've been visiting the Hallamshire Hospital recently and have noticed that they allow a dog on the wards. Ok the dog looked clean and had some sort of cover on it's back saying it's therapy to stroke a dog. The owner also had a jacket on saying the same thing with a collection box in his hand.

 

On this ward where the biggest part of the patients had had a stroke the last thing in their mind was to stroke a dog, they could barely move or talk and their visitors [ some who I saw crying ] did not want to be harassed by a man and his dog, myself included.

 

The man stood their hoping I would stroke the dog and put some money in his box, I just wanted him to bugger off. The nurses all had a stroke of the dog and went straight back to handling the patients. Who allows all this and what happens if the dog suddenly wants to poo when you are near the top floor of the Hallamshire, we all know there's quite a wait for the lifts.

 

Bad idea, there is a time and place for everything and this is not the place and also bad timing for the ill patients.

 

You do realise that pets and dogs are used as part of stroke rehabillitation therapy and help speed up recovery? Make a complaint if it bothered you that much.

[jaffa1]

It's pretty well established that petting an animal reduces stress.

 

And you probably failed to observe the nurses using alcohol hand cleaner after stroking the dog.

 

Some of these stroke victims couldn't even put a drink to their mouth let alone pet an animal.

 

Yes I did fail to observe the nurses using alcohol hand cleaner after stroking the dog, that was one thing I was watching for.

[GLASGOWOODS]

I don't mind a doggy doing the wards, but can charity stoop any lower than rattling the corporate can about ill people?

[max]

I don't mind a doggy doing the wards, but can charity stoop any lower than rattling the corporate can about ill people?

 

I think, under the new plans for the NHS, this is going to be common practice for all the medical staff too.

[medusa]

There is lots of evidence that even the presence of an animal can be calming, reassuring or positive for a lot of people, and Molly has been hugged and stroked by dozens of people who have severe dementia but have had to leave their own dogs behind when going into a nursing home because they love it so much.

 

I'm all behind not tin rattling within hospitals and hot approaching people who don't want it, but for an awful lot of people the presence of a PAT dog will be a positive thing, raising their mood and helping their healing.

[999tigger]

Some of these stroke victims couldn't even put a drink to their mouth let alone pet an animal.

 

Yes I did fail to observe the nurses using alcohol hand cleaner after stroking the dog, that was one thing I was watching for.

 

Go and make an official complaint if it bothers you that much.

[redfox]

Yes I did fail to observe the nurses using alcohol hand cleaner after stroking the dog, that was one thing I was watching for.

 

You were closely monitoring the staff to see if they used the hand cleaner.

 

What is the world coming to. The last time I was visiting a relative in hospital I went to see them and see how they were not to watch the staff wash their hands.

If there had been a PAT dog I can tell you it would have improved the mood of both patient, staff and visitors.

 

You would seek to remove the presence of a comfort to the patient - on what grounds ?

[Chazndave]

My dog is PAT tested, not electrical hehe.

The therapy she brings to the people she has been to has been amazing. Medication is AMAZING but sometimes medication can't cure everything.

 

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I've been visiting the Hallamshire Hospital recently and have noticed that they allow a dog on the wards. Ok the dog looked clean and had some sort of cover on it's back saying it's therapy to stroke a dog. The owner also had a jacket on saying the same thing with a collection box in his hand.

 

On this ward where the biggest part of the patients had had a stroke the last thing in their mind was to stroke a dog, they could barely move or talk and their visitors [ some who I saw crying ] did not want to be harassed by a man and his dog, myself included.

 

The man stood their hoping I would stroke the dog and put some money in his box, I just wanted him to bugger off. The nurses all had a stroke of the dog and went straight back to handling the patients. Who allows all this and what happens if the dog suddenly wants to poo when you are near the top floor of the Hallamshire, we all know there's quite a wait for the lifts.

 

Bad idea, there is a time and place for everything and this is not the place and also bad timing for the ill patients.

 

The dog probably didn't think much to you either and probably wondered if you were going to **** the bed!

[woggle]

I would rather have my dog to visit than some of my relatives

[rarmxbd]

What if, say someone is close to death and their only companion prior to being taken ill was a dog and the family wanted to give a last bit of comfort to that person by bringing their dog for one last cuddle? i dont see the harm.. it's hardly a stray dog that previous to taking the lift to the Q ward was rummaging in the bins outside.

 

Did you know it's scientifically proven that children who grow up with dogs in their homes have stronger, healthier immune systems?

 

Wish Sheffield forum had a like button, well said