Peter Ireland, 78, a retired Detective Inspector from the Metropolitan Police, fought a prolonged battle for his NHS persevering with healthcare.

Despite being paralysed from the chest down and solely capable of do little or no for himself, Mr Ireland noticed two purposes for the CHC rejected.

He lastly received by interesting on to NHS England and in November 2021, West Sussex ICB had been ordered to grant the appliance.

However, it took most of 2022 to get any funding from them.

Mr Ireland, a father of two, retired from the Met in 1995 following 34 years of service.

In 2017 whereas he was in hospital with a coronary heart downside, he suffered a life altering spinal bleed and a bleed to my mind which paralysed him.

Since then he has fought for his proper to free NHS care, a combat backed up by quite a few medical stories from his medical doctors which say his situation is so extreme it meets all the mandatory qualifying standards.

“The last few years have put an enormous strain on me and my family,” he stated. “Can you imagine it, regardless that I’m paralysed and might’t transfer my legs, native CHC assessors stated I may.

“If it wasn’t so annoying a scenario, it will be laughable. I want I may transfer my legs, stand up and stroll.

“I had to make use of all my pension paying a live-in carer from Thailand £1,500 a month to look after me. There was little or no left over. I paid on prime of that every one the additional meals and utility payments.

“My native council received’t assist until I am going right into a care dwelling, which might be extortionately costly each week and they'd count on me to promote my dwelling to pay for it.

“They did ship spherical a carer after I got here out of hospital, however he was a drug seller. He was charged and banged up. They then despatched me a invoice for £5,000 which I refused to pay.