Hospital Chiefs have defended their staff after they were reportedly seen ‘throwing’ an elderly man out into the street after he refused to leave Southport hospital.
Therese Patten, Deputy Chief Executive explains: “Due to patient confidentiality we cannot discuss the specific details of this case.
“However after speaking to all those involved, I am confident that we acted in the best interests of the patient and our staff, in what was a complex and challenging situation.”
Shocked visitors to Southport hospital complained to The Care and Quality commission after witnessing nurses throw an elderly man into the street after he refused to leave hospital.
Witnesses who do not want to be named said they were shocked and saddened to see the elderly man forced out of the hospital doors by nurses and security staff.
They said “An elderly man who couldn’t walk was being discharged.
He told them he didn’t want to go and that he would end up on the streets. So they got security to go and get him, to which we watched him throw himself on the floor in a desperate attempt to stay.
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