Elderly patients left with no water for 11 hours!

Did anyone see the panorama thing tonight with the poor treatment of elderly patients at a hospital in brighton, quite sickening.

Government say the elderly are a priority and as a result hospitals are plumetting into debt, will things for the elderly get better?

i think its just a case of the NHS being stretched to astronomical proportions and the sad reality being its better to do the urgent treatments on those people with a life ahead of them, rather than those who have had theres to an extent. im not condoning this attitude, merely stating my view of the facts.

Before I go any further I should admit that I didn't see the programme, however I have recently had an aged mother (87) admitted to hospital after a fall, suffering from advance altzheimers, prior to being moved to residential care. The care she received at hospital, and in her care home (local authority run) is absolutely fantastic. She was/is well fed, clean, mentally stimulated, involved in decision making about her future and respected. She has received fantastic treatment. Whilst I would not doubt the veracity of this programme I am always concerned about the fear this kind of programme induces in people like myself who are going through the horrific decision to move their parents into residential care and out of the family home. It's a hard enough time as it is.

Let me just say that generally it is outstanding, but, there are some exceptions which must be sorted, and the exceptions are a disgrace and arent being given proper attention.