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A 55-year-old man who called health helpline NHS Direct seven times in one day but slammed the door on the doctors that came to help him has been jailed for three months.
Derek Joinson told a judge at Bradford Crown Court he was terminally ill but he refused to co-operate with any investigations about his condition, saying the hearing was a waste of time and money.
Talking directly from the dock to Judge Colin Burn, Joinson said he did not want to see a probation officer, a lawyer or anyone at all.
http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/...led_after_bombarding_NHS_helpline_with_calls/
Derek Joinson told a judge at Bradford Crown Court he was terminally ill but he refused to co-operate with any investigations about his condition, saying the hearing was a waste of time and money.
Talking directly from the dock to Judge Colin Burn, Joinson said he did not want to see a probation officer, a lawyer or anyone at all.
http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/...led_after_bombarding_NHS_helpline_with_calls/