An elderly man living in a nursing home was medicated because he was upset having being informed of the death of his wife.

A coroner has warned hospital consultants to accept responsibility for educating foreign medical staff on the correct procedures for reporting deaths to his office.

DOCTORS who ignore a ‘living will’ by forcing a patient to receive life-saving care against their wishes could potentially be taking part in medical assault, it has been claimed.

ELDERLY patients with dementia in long term care are being over-prescribed antipsychotic drugs to compensate for a lack of resources, according to an expert in elderly care.