An NHS patient was left “distressed” after he came home from hospital to find almost all of his possessions gone.
The Leeds man found family photos, ornaments and jewellery had been removed and disposed of during a deep clean of his house, the Local Government Ombudsman said. The work had been carried out by a council contractor while he was in hospital, after a police officer who visited the home found his living conditions to be “some of the worst I’ve seen”.
But the Ombudsman said the council was mistaken in believing the man gave permission for everything except his “walking stick, easy chair and hospital letters” to be taken away, after asking him for instructions while he was treated in hospital. The report said this “was evidenced by the distress he suffered when he returned home to find his house almost empty of possessions.” It added: “I only found evidence Mr Y agreed for damaged items to be disposed of.
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