Special report:Â Patients with no address were discharged from maternity departments, stroke wards, general surgery, and after treatment for complications caused by HIV, freedom of information data showed
By Holly Bancroft | Social Affairs Correspondent
Gripping a bag of morphine handed to him by hospital staff, Antonio sheltered at a bus stop, cold and shivering, as he tried to work out what to do.
It was three days after undergoing gruelling surgery to remove his testicular cancer and the 36-year-old had been discharged from NHS care with nowhere to go.
He was clutching a referral letter for the councilâs housing team, given to him by hospital staff. When he arrived at the council office, he explained he had been homeless for the past few months â but was told they could not house him.
âThey asked me: âIf you are in so much pain and trouble, why did they send you here?â and I didnât know what to say,â Antonio, whose name has been changed, tells The Independent. He was given a piece of paper with a phone number on it and told to call the next day.
It was now late in the afternoon and the Salvation Armyâs homeless day centre, where he would usually go for help, was closed. He had no option but to turn around and ready himself for a night on the streets.
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