Hospital followed procedures in case of hanged Rhyl man
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/8660621.stm
4th May 2010, BBC News Website
In a hospital in Northern Wales, Ysbysty Glan Clwyd, a patient hanged himself using sheets. The victim, 45 year old Geoffrey Heywood, suffered a depression and an alcohol addiction in the past. He suffered multiple overdoses, which also were suicide attempts. Staff that were on duty when the hanging happened did not think there was a high chance that Mr Heywood would try to harm himself. The coroner of North East Wales, Mr Hughes, concluded that the hospital 'had pretty much followed' the recommendations of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). Mr Heywood's widow misses her husband but is glad that he is in a better place where he finally is at peace with himself.
I always thought a hospital is the place where people recover! However, not everybody wants to get well! The first time I read the article I found it a strange event. When I started to think more deeply about it I realized that it is very likely the place where certain people want to kill themselves. When someone survives a suicide attempt and recovers in the hospital the opposite happens of what that person wants. I think he had the right to make this decision and should even be helped by euthanasia. The hospital staff is not to blame for this. A hospital remains a hospital and not a prison where every resident is constantly checked on his behaviour.
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Patients who suffer psychatric problems are not capable of deciding what is good ar bad for their wellbeing. Therefore horspitals should provide the best possible medical care. In this specific case Geoffrey Heywood did not get the psychiatric care he needed. In this situation 'pretty much' has not been enough. Hopefully medical institutions have learned their lesson and will try better next time!
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