A mum whose regular fainting episodes can leave her bed-ridden will no longer be able to access vital medication from the NHS. Danielle Hughes-Francis has been told the saline fluid infusions that help ease the symptoms of her condition are being withdrawn from the NHS.
The 38-year-old was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in 2015. The NHS website describes symptoms of PoTS as dizziness or light-headedness; fainting or almost fainting; noticeable heartbeats (heart palpitations); chest pain; shortness of breath; shaking and sweating.
The mum said she is wholly reliant on the infusions and struggles to be a mum for her four daughters. She said: “The biggest debilitating thing for me is I faint regularly. So when I stand up, my body can’t handle it. I just hit the deck basically.
