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Patients are getting lost in hospitals across the UK because they are constantly being switched from ward to ward amid pressures on A&E, nurses say.
The situation has got so bad staff are carrying out what have been dubbed "safari rounds", where consultants go searching for their lost patients.
Figures show it is common for patients, particularly elderly ones, to get moved four or five times during their stay.
One nursing union representative said it was a "constant juggle" of patients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22269688
I can believe this - I was in 7 different rooms in 8 days when I was in hospital 😱
The situation has got so bad staff are carrying out what have been dubbed "safari rounds", where consultants go searching for their lost patients.
Figures show it is common for patients, particularly elderly ones, to get moved four or five times during their stay.
One nursing union representative said it was a "constant juggle" of patients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22269688
I can believe this - I was in 7 different rooms in 8 days when I was in hospital 😱