24-01-2017, 04:01 PM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-38731937No mention of family who might be able to help. During the interview he said he would have lay on the floor rather than block the bed. He was admitted originally for a mental health problem. He wants to live independently, and not rely on benefits.
24-01-2017, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Cinderella
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-38731937No mention of family who might be able to help. During the interview he said he would have lay on the floor rather than block the bed. He was admitted originally for a mental health problem. He wants to live independently, and not rely on benefits.
24-01-2017, 04:08 PM
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From what I've read he was admitted in 2014 after suffering a stroke ... and now insists he wanted to leave and the hospital stopped him
I think a clue might lie in the fact that he has a council flat and was trying to get himself 'wheelchair friendly' accommodation and an appointment with a spinal specialist in London.
Give it a couple of days and some soft twit will start a Go Fund Me page for him.
24-01-2017, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by JBR
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And living in a hospital bed is living independently and not relying on benefits, is it?
24-01-2017, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962
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I may be reading this all wrong but he is paralysed and expected to go home alone to a flat that had no wheelchair access ? How would that work ?
Anna Hills, the hospital's director of governance, said Mr Guedes had "repeatedly refused all offers of appropriate accommodation organised by our local authority and social care partners, despite being fit for discharge".
I think the amazing thing in all this is the 2 year period.
24-01-2017, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Morticia
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No idea Julie but the hospital did say this ...Anna Hills, the hospital's director of governance, said Mr Guedes had "repeatedly refused all offers of appropriate accommodation organised by our local authority and social care partners, despite being fit for discharge".
I think the amazing thing in all this is the 2 year period.
24-01-2017, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Cinderella
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Just think the hospital let this unfortunate situation get way out of hand, more to this than is being reported. Patient confidentiality.
24-01-2017, 07:46 PM
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He is 63, paralyzed from the chest, now living in flat. News reporter who interviewed him says he sat outside for hours before being persuaded to go in from the cold, and in studio claimed "he was difficult". His mental condition looks to be the problem.
24-01-2017, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Morticia
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No idea Julie but the hospital did say this ...Anna Hills, the hospital's director of governance, said Mr Guedes had "repeatedly refused all offers of appropriate accommodation organised by our local authority and social care partners, despite being fit for discharge".
I think the amazing thing in all this is the 2 year period.
I agree with Mort.
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