Dr Kashyap Patel told inquest he was prepared to keep Maeve Boothby-O’Neill in hospital 'as long as was needed.'
A senior doctor pleaded with a woman with myalgic encephalomyelitis to remain in hospital months prior to her death, an inquest has heard.
The hearing is focusing on the last few months of Miss Boothby-O'Neill's life by which time she was confined to bed, unable to chew food and had difficulty drinking because she was not able to sit up.During her second admission, between May and June, Dr Kashyap Patel, a consultant in diabetes and endocrinology, said he tried to persuade her to stay on the ward despite her request to be discharged.
Dr Patel said he spoke with Miss Boothby-O’Neill’s mother, Sarah Boothby, and sought advice from other doctors, social workers and occupational therapists. During this period, Miss Boothby-O’Neill was being fed nutrition via a syringe into her mouth and hospital records recorded a “slow and steady improvement” in her daily calorie intake.“She expressed her wish to be discharged home as soon as possible irrespective of whether the long-term care package was in place,” he told the inquest.
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