Nhs Accused of 'Failing the Old'over Bid to Let Patient Die

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A HOSPITAL has been accused of 'age discrimination' after a court said it could withdraw lifesaving treatment from an 86-year-old father of six.

Raja Barkat Ahmed, a retired Glasgow shopkeeper, is being kept alive on a life- support machine after suffering kidney problems.

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Nhs Accused of 'Failing the Old'over Bid to Let Patient Die

But, before being sedated on Friday, he remained conscious and was aware of the case deciding his...

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