title: I became dad's army.
abstract: Medical journalist Joy Persaud was shocked by the poor treatment her elderly father received when he was taken to his local hospital with a suspected stroke. Some nurses were indifferent, the ward was filthy and care seemed completely lacking. After she wrote an article for a national newspaper the hospital took action, which included cutting down on agency staff.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Persaud
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D019985:Benchmarking; D004739:England; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000523:psychology*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy