Hospital refuses to treat ‘overweight’ patient
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- Published: Thursday, 06 April 2017 07:42
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A patient claims he has been refused dental treatment after being told his weight could break a reclining chair - despite slimming to 24 stone. Andy Chaplin can only get treatment at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital because he is a haemophiliac. But he claims the hospital has refused to treat him - until he can slim down to 21st.
The 36-year-old recruitment consultant, once weighed 34st and had lost 10st after being told he was too heavy for the dentist’s chair. He took a four months unpaid leave from his job to lose the weight. But he now has a personal trainer and follows a healthy regime.
“All I want is a scale and polish,” said 6ft 6ins Mr Chaplin. “I would pay for private dental care but the only place I can be treated is in hospital because of my condition. I’m a big guy, so to get to 21st would not be possible for my stature. I slimmed down and they are still telling me I am too heavy for the chair."
Mr Chaplin said he has lodged a complaint with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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