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Children’s hospital apologises after toddler placed on same ward as teenager who had to be restrained by security guards
27.01.2022 - 17:16 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Hospital bosses are ‘investigating’ after a mum questioned why her toddler was placed on a ward with a teenager who had to be restrained by security guards.
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) has apologised to three-year-old Luca Arrowsmith and his mum, Jasmine Moore, for the ‘distress’ they experienced during their stay.
Jasmine, 21, says Luca was placed on the same ward as a much older child when he was admitted with an ear infection earlier this month.
She claims a nurse told her the older child was on the ward because there was ‘no room’ for her on a mental health ward.
But Jasmine says the older patient’s behaviour was frightening for Luca, who hid under bed covers when the teen started ‘screaming and swearing’ and had to be restrained.
Hospital bosses have apologised and say they are investigating.
Luca, from Blackpool, was admitted to RMCH earlier this month with a severe infection to his ear.
His mum was with him throughout his almost two-week long stay and says she heard a young woman ‘screaming, shouting and swearing’ on several occasions.
“Luca had an ear infection but it turned into a bigger infection,” Jasmine says.
“We went to Blackpool Hospital first and were sent straight to Manchester by ambulance.
“I had a bed next to him. This girl had been there since we arrived. The rest of the ward are all young children.
“I thought she looked a lot older, around 16. She was shouting and swearing.
“When I was speaking to the nurse the next morning she asked if we’d had a good night and I said ‘not really because of the noise’.
“She said the patient was supposed to be on a mental health ward, but because there is no room she is on here.”
Manchester Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, could not clarify
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