 Kathleen has told that she found out his care package had been reviewed and was to be revoked ( Mills family) The NHS has now said that it will reinstate the care and claiming an error had been made, due to a Covid backlog pressures, reported the MEN. Kathleen said the experience left her furious after being told her husband 'no longer met the criteria' for continuing care and that it would cease. The service sees two carers attending Robin each day, one to get him out of bed on a morning, and one to get him ready for bed on an evening. The NHS had determined Robin would benefit from two additional carers visiting him during the middle of the day. 'His brain is dying, his body is shutting down. I daren't tell him that we've){kind=link}
The NHS was providing continuing health care for Robin Mills, who suffers superficial siderosis, before his wife Kathleen Mills received notice that the care would be stopped in error
The wife of a man whose “brain is dying and body is shutting down” has told how she was informed his daily care from the NHS would be revoked following a care package review.
Robin Mills, 62, from Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, suffers from the degenerative disease superficial siderosis, which has left him deaf and unable to eat, speak and walk, reported the Manchester Evening News.
His condition is thought to have been caused by radiotherapy he received as a child and has become gradually worse throughout his life.
Robin was reportedly recommended for continuing health care by doctors at The Christie cancer specialist hospital back in 2019. NHS continuing health care funds and arranges free social care for patients with long-term complex health needs.