An elderly pensioner fell and broke his neck in the A&E department at University Hospital Wishaw after being admitted with a suspected stroke.
John Creechan, who will be 90 this month, lives in a sheltered housing complex in Hamilton. He was taken to the hospital after the care worker who visits him at home raised concerns with his family that his speech sounded slurred.
They immediately raced over to his home and in agreement with the health worker they called an ambulance. Paramedics agreed with the initial assessment and whisked John over to A&E.
