Aibu to refuse to go to my ex work for treatment?

[kidneyssuck]

I’ve name changed as I don’t want to outed.

I’ve recently found out I have significant kidney failure and will need Dialysis. I’m currently arguing with my consultant because I’m refusing to go to the intermediate centre nearest to my address. I also don’t want to be treated as an inpatient at the ward in the local hospital.

He thinks I’m being incredibly unreasonable I don’t think I am.

I moved to his city because of my Husband’ss job and the first job I got was a clinical support worker at said Dialysis unit I whistle blew about patient care and bulllying between staff, it was the worst job I’ve ever had and I hated every second of the 2 years I spent there. The staff all still work there and nothing has changed.

I still speak to one of the staff members, and I don’t trust any of the staff that work there to lee things confidential let alone treat me like any other patient...

All the staff go on rotations between the six Dialysis sites over the city and I will come into contact with the 4 staff members I whistleblew about. This is causing serious anxiety that my dr isn’t understanding. I have explained but it’s not a good enough reason to change.

So.. AIBU to not want to be treated at these places, and can I request/ insist that I am moved onto the next area? I.E the next local city?

[Ilovecoleslaw]

YANBU but I'm not convinced your Dr is going to move you

[Bobbiepin]

I dont think you are being unreasonable but I also don't think you're going to get far with it. The NHS has all sorts of regulations about the location of patient care due to funding so you'll probably find it very difficult. I would ask for a second opinion though.

Were the concerns originally about patient safety/confidentiality? If not, you may have to go and hope professionalism overrides the other issues.

I do hope your treatment goes well

[kidneyssuck]

@Bobbiepin yes they were discussing patients on Facebook

[kidneyssuck]

@Ilovecoleslaw thank you

[meyouus]

Would you come into contact with them as an inpatient on the ward? There's all sorts of rules in place with the NHS which means it isn't quite as simple as just moving due to funding exact

[FenceSitter01]

Are you in a position to take a witness with you when you have treatment?

I'm not so sure the whole department would collaborate to deliberately make you uncomfortable and risk losing their own careers.

Presumably your whistle blowing didn't result in any action taken?

[Bobbiepin]

Unfortunately unless they were identifying patients they weren't breaking confidentiality but I understand how this would make you uncomfortable. Definitely take someone else with you, and at the slightest hint of a problem go to PALS and they might help.