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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

‘A&E staff told me my catatonic schizophrenic wife was not a priority’, says ‘broken’ husband

Steve W

A man who has battled the NHS for decades to obtain mental health support for his wife was told by A&E staff she was not a priority despite being so unwell she was catatonic.

Steve, a 63-year-old from Hertfordshire, has been supporting his wife, who has schizophrenia, for 30 years, and has recalled the “horrific” lack of care she experienced when at her most ill.

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