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A social worker who cared for people with spinal injuries has sued the NHS after he underwent a hip operation that left him permanently paralysed.
Stephen Onley, 52, went under the knife for a routine procedure but doctors ignored his request that an epidural was not used.
The grandfather, who had spent years working with disabled people, asked staff not to use an epidural to numb the area because he was aware of the risk of spinal injury.
However, staff said it was necessary and administered it while he was under general anaesthetic.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...hip-operation-left-permanently-paralysed.html
Stephen Onley, 52, went under the knife for a routine procedure but doctors ignored his request that an epidural was not used.
The grandfather, who had spent years working with disabled people, asked staff not to use an epidural to numb the area because he was aware of the risk of spinal injury.
However, staff said it was necessary and administered it while he was under general anaesthetic.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...hip-operation-left-permanently-paralysed.html