Hi, NC for this question due to details.
Am supporting my Aunt whose husband is currently in Intensive Care. He was taken to hospital while she was at work and she got a note through the door from the police saying which hospital he was in. It turned out he had been transferred there from the local, smaller hospital due to his injuries. We don't know how they found her details.
The new hospital has not been able to tell her anything about how and why he was taken to the first hospital. She doesn't know how he got hurt (or, secondary stuff, where certain possessions are).
He has had several operations to save his life and that is her focus.
I have emailed PALS at the first hospital to ask how she can get more info from them, as next of kin, but they say she can't be told anything and if the receiving hospital need anything else they will of course talk to them.
Is this usual? I know it's about patient confidentiality but he is unable to say what happened, we don't currently know how it is all going to pan out.
Can anyone say whether she has an avenue for finding out where/how he was found? While it is not top priority it could inform those caring for him because we are aware he was not recently in a positive state of mind.
Thank you for your help and if you recognise this story, please be kind, she would not want her business on the net.