A man died after “a gross failure to provide basic medical attention” led to him catching Covid-19 in hospital.
John Hoare, of Saltaire, contracted the virus at Airedale General Hospital after he was detained under the Mental Health Act and died on March 31 in 2020. An inquest heard the 62-year-old was suffering from schizoaffective disorder, which has symptoms similar to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and he deteriorated after his GP at Low Moor Medical Practice failed to prescribe a mood stabiliser called lithium citrate.
The test results confirmed on February 4 that Mr Hoare could continue taking the medication but he did not receive another prescription from his GP and his mental health deteriorated. The coroner said he was eventually prescribed the medication by a nurse practitioner on March 5, but “by the time it was resumed his condition was so severe” that he had to be detained under the Mental Health Act.
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