I am currently a patient at the Christie’s and I am undergoing chemotherapy and I am on a Clinical Trial. When I saw the post that he wrote “I’m Sorry….goodby” I got concerned and worried and tried to help if I could.
So I tried to see if I could get relevant authorities to do a welfare check/call to try and see if someone would be able to get him help.
In the past he’s posted videos saying thank you to the Christie for treatment - as well as photos of inside the hospital and hospital gardens
As a fellow patient I asked my Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) if the hospital could do a welfare check on him or get his team to maybe do a welfare check…?
I am fully aware of GDPR and they wouldn’t be able to provide any information on him as well as details in his care. (Patient confidentiality is a must and I fully respect this and would never ask direct questions about anyone health directly to nurses and doctors & all I was told was nobody under that name is a patient at the Christie’s.
I know there is so much patient confidentiality and no information would be given to me. I am the type of person who would rather contact the relevant people just in case because god forbid he has unalived himself I would never forgive myself for not trying to help.
I only contacted the hospital I am being treated at because he has posted in the past saying he’s having treatment at the Christie’s and only to see if they could speak to his team to do a welfare check (sorry if this was wordy but I didn’t want people to accuse me of trying to get details on his health.)
I have to say I wasn’t surprised when I was told however it’s really hurt that anyone would do this.
Hope this makes some sort of sense…