The household of a weak man with extreme psychological well being points have questioned how he was in a position to stroll out of a ward at Hairmyres Hospital the place he's presently sectioned.
Craig Graeme Hannah, who has Bipolar Schizoaffective Dysfunction, sparked an pressing police search after 'absconding' from Ward 19 at noon on Tuesday, July 2.
The 35-year-old, who's on a 28 day maintain, was discovered by police round 10 hours later within the Darnley space of Glasgow, after being noticed getting right into a taxi at East Kilbride practice station.
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His apprehensive mum Andrea McClintock and her associate John Cairney, from Larkhall, at the moment are demanding hospital chiefs launch an investigation into the total circumstances of Craig’s disappearance.
They’ve additionally raised issues in regards to the lack of safety on the ward after listening to ‘conflicting’ accounts of what occurred.
John, 58, mentioned: “Anyone must be held accountable for this as a result of the subsequent one who goes lacking from there won't be so fortunate.
“Craig was sectioned on Thursday final week. We’ve been making an attempt to get him in for the final two months as a result of he’s so unwell. Once we went as much as see him on Sunday, they wouldn’t let him go exterior for a cigarette with us as a result of he wasn’t allowed to go away the hospital.
“However then we bought a telephone name at 2.10pm on Tuesday saying he had absconded from ward 19. His room is correct in entrance of the nurses station and at that ward, it's essential to be buzzed out and in of the door.
“They initially informed us that nobody had seen him leaving and so they didn’t understand how he had bought out. However now they’re saying he pushed previous the nurses and so they couldn’t cease him as a result of there’s no safety on the ward. The story retains altering.
“We requested the place the safety was on the ward and so they mentioned it was the nurses as a result of it’s not a locked unit. Individuals can simply wander out - so what’s the purpose in them being there?
“It’s simply insanity. Anyone actually has to look into this. Is it going to maintain taking place? What number of occasions does it must occur earlier than they take discover and make adjustments?
“Individuals put their household in there considering they’re going to be protected solely to get a telephone name saying they’ve run away? Then you definately’re sitting worrying all day and evening.
“I can perceive in the event that they’re understaffed with the whole lot that’s occurring however to be sincere, these locations shouldn’t be understaffed. We would like a full investigation to happen.
“This isn’t the primary time one thing like this has occurred to a member of my household. We bought Craig again however the final one misplaced his life after strolling out in entrance of a practice. He was solely a younger boy.”
Mum-of-two Andrea, 55, added: “He’s so weak and thinks everyone seems to be his good friend however finally ends up getting a doing. He has been attacked and stabbed a number of occasions through the years.
“Craig ended up getting sectioned on his sixteenth birthday for over a yr after being stabbed 5 occasions. He’s been struggling ever since however over the previous few weeks, he’s gotten worse and worse.
“He has Bipolar Schizoaffective Dysfunction and he’s been listening to voices. He tells me he’s chatting with my mum and pop who've been useless for 30 odd years.
“He’s been selecting garbage up off the road and taking it into his home as a result of he thinks it’s value thousands and thousands.
“He’s solely been out of the Leverndale Hospital because the begin of the yr. He went lacking for 2 days final week and was discovered strolling round in his naked ft.
"They’re coated in blisters.
“He had no thought the place he was and informed me he’d been on vacation in Little Italy. I assumed him being sectioned for 28 days would maintain him protected.
"However now this has occurred.”
Craig’s disappearance follows the tragic case of David Timlin, 51, who walked in entrance of a practice lower than an hour after leaving the identical ward in December 2021.
Paula MacLeod, Basic Supervisor Psychological Well being & Studying Disabilities, mentioned: “We're sorry this affected person’s household have issues and we'd encourage them to talk to senior cost nurse or service supervisor for the ward, or alternatively our affected person affairs crew.”
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