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A diabetic pensioner died on the roof of a hospital after staff physically ejected him despite being in a “confused” state.
Stephen McManus, a long-term Type 1 diabetes patient, had earlier been rushed to Charing Cross Hospital in west London while suffering a hypoglycaemic episode.
Despite colleagues having expressed concerns about his slurred speech and erratic behaviour, a junior doctor decided the 60-year-old had the mental capacity to go home.
The former civil servant was wheeled out of the building by security guards, despite having no phone, money and being in his slippers.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Stephen McManus, a long-term Type 1 diabetes patient, had earlier been rushed to Charing Cross Hospital in west London while suffering a hypoglycaemic episode.
Despite colleagues having expressed concerns about his slurred speech and erratic behaviour, a junior doctor decided the 60-year-old had the mental capacity to go home.
The former civil servant was wheeled out of the building by security guards, despite having no phone, money and being in his slippers.
Diabetic patient found dead on hospital roof after medics ejected him while he was in shock
Former civil servant Stephen McManus, a long-term Type 1 diabetes patient, had been wheeled out of Charing Cross Hospital by security guards
www.telegraph.co.uk
