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Disabled man 'rotting' on a hospital ward - despite being fit to go home
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- Erica Witherington,Disability reporterand Nikki Fox,Disability correspondent Erica Witherington / BBCRavi Mehta, 36, says his "life will be over" if he is moved to a care home.
- Ravi Mehta, who has a life-limiting disability, was admitted to hospital in September 2025 for a routine appointment to fix his ventilator settings.
- He was supposed to go home three days later - but months on he is still stuck in a hospital ward.
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Erica Witherington,Disability reporterand Nikki Fox,Disability correspondent Erica Witherington / BBCRavi Mehta, 36, says his "life will be over" if he is moved to a care home. A disabled man says he has been left "rotting away" in hospital for the last eight months after his local NHS board stopped his 24-hour home support.
Ravi Mehta, who has a life-limiting disability, was admitted to hospital in September 2025 for a routine appointment to fix his ventilator settings.
He was supposed to go home three days later - but months on he is still stuck in a hospital ward.
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