Frail gran left semi-naked and soaked in urine in Lanarkshire hospital now home after NHS U-turn

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A frail gran with advanced dementia has finally received the orthopaedic bed her family have been fighting for that will allow better care for her at her son's home.Horrified Shalabh Gupta was left horrified when he found his “semi-nude” mum soaked in her own urine in bed in a "hospital staff café".

Shalabh shared shocking video footage with Lanarkshire Live of his 76-year-old mum, Shakuntala, alone in the area at Hairmyres Hospital - an area used as a dining room for staff and for storing bins, boxes and furniture.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android He says hospital claimed they had to move his mum from a ward to make way for an emergency and that she was taken to the communal area because she is in the UK illegally without citizenship.He says his confused mum - who didn’t know where she was - was left with “no privacy and no dignity,” without a curtain or screen around her bed.

After Lanarkshire Live and sister newspapers the Daily Record and East Kilbride News highlighted the family’s plight, NHS Lanarkshire reversed its decision to refuse to provide a profile bed for care at home because of Shakuntala's immigration status.