AIBU- To want a record of a discharge meeting?
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 12:06 pm
Hi
I would be grateful for your thoughts.I have been asked to participate in a discharge meeting about my father - with representatives from the hospital and CCG. Some really important issues will be discussed including Continuing Health Care Funding etc . With social distancing they want to hold the meeting remotely through an application called Microsoft Teams (a bit like FaceTime or Skype). I am a bit concerned that this will mean I won't have a record of the meeting , of what is discussed and agreed, but they will.
Why does this matter? We have had a lot of problems with them agreeing one thing and then either not doing it and/or or denying they agreed to do it. At the last meeting we had in January, for example, it was agreed that I would be sent a copy of minutes of the meeting. This has simply never happened - despite lots of chasing. When I have completed my own minutes of what was agreed they have simply refused to recognise them. I have also take to tape recording meetings/phonecalls (letting g people know I am doing this from the outset )but the CCG have objected to this and said it is not legal without their permission. I don't agree with this interpretation.
Ideally I think the meeting would be done by phone so I can record it (and then share with other family members who cant attend/are elderly and unable to use the internet). Am I being unreasonable? How do other people go about recording key meetings/decisions? Thank you once again for all your advice and sharing your experience. I hope you are all keeping as well and safe as you can.
I would be grateful for your thoughts.I have been asked to participate in a discharge meeting about my father - with representatives from the hospital and CCG. Some really important issues will be discussed including Continuing Health Care Funding etc . With social distancing they want to hold the meeting remotely through an application called Microsoft Teams (a bit like FaceTime or Skype). I am a bit concerned that this will mean I won't have a record of the meeting , of what is discussed and agreed, but they will.
Why does this matter? We have had a lot of problems with them agreeing one thing and then either not doing it and/or or denying they agreed to do it. At the last meeting we had in January, for example, it was agreed that I would be sent a copy of minutes of the meeting. This has simply never happened - despite lots of chasing. When I have completed my own minutes of what was agreed they have simply refused to recognise them. I have also take to tape recording meetings/phonecalls (letting g people know I am doing this from the outset )but the CCG have objected to this and said it is not legal without their permission. I don't agree with this interpretation.
Ideally I think the meeting would be done by phone so I can record it (and then share with other family members who cant attend/are elderly and unable to use the internet). Am I being unreasonable? How do other people go about recording key meetings/decisions? Thank you once again for all your advice and sharing your experience. I hope you are all keeping as well and safe as you can.