Myles’ uncle
@Paulscriven , who is a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords, told ITV News his nephew’s death is "unforgivable", and accused the Calderdale and Huddersfield
#NHS Trust of being "more concerned with defending its reputation than preventing the deaths of people with
#learningdisabilities".
It is still the case many LD and or Autistic people are dying much younger than there counterparts due to diagnostic overshadowing, lack of understanding around how a person exhibits or behaviours associated with pain/ illness/distress, failure to provide reasonable adjustments and biases
In this case Myles had a pulmonary embolism but reasonable adjustments around communication were lacking -
Myles became unwell in late 2022 with shortness of breath and a blood clot in his leg. He was prescribed Rivaroxaban - a blood thinning medication - but despite taking the pill every day as prescribed, months later he was still unwell.
A consultant haematologist recommended switching Myles’ medication to a different blood thinner - Warfarin - but Myles’ doctor instead assumed Myles was not taking the drug and opted to keep Myles on Rivaroxaban.
When in March 2023, Myles was again suffering with shortness of breath, his GP surgery offered him a telephone consultation, despite Myles’ stated issues with communication.
Myles was struggling to breathe normally but he was not referred to A&E. He was seen again by the GP three days later but was again not sent to hospital.
Three weeks later, Myles collapsed and was rushed Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, where he later died from a pulmonary embolism.
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