A DAD-of-three from Longbridge has been left paralysed after he suffered a critical seizure and banged his head on the ground - just minutes after being discharged from hospital.

Chris Benton, 28, says he was left wheelchair-bound after medics sent him home despite pleading with them that he still felt unwell.

He had been rushed to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he stayed overnight after he suffered an epileptic fit at home last month.

But just moments after being told he was well enough to go home, Chris collapsed and hit his head on the concrete just yards from the hospital entrance.

He then had to endure a month in hospital after being paralysed from the waist down and has been told he may never walk again.

As a result, Chris has put his eight-year-old son into foster care because he is now unable to look after him.

Chris, who lives in Longbridge, has this week slammed the hospital and revealed he is now suing the NHS for their lack of patient care standards.

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He said: "I was disgusted that they seemed more interested in getting me out the door than anything else.

"When they discharged me I still felt unwell and I had to sit on the seats in A&E but the nurse told me I had to go home.

"That was her attitude - they just didn't seem to care.

"If I hadn't been told to leave then I wouldn't have fallen and hit my head - and maybe I wouldn't be stuck in a wheelchair.

"I would have been in a hospital bed and would have been safe.

"I feel violated for what they did to me but I don't want sympathy I want to raise awareness of what's happened.

"I was going to meet my dad who was going to pick me up from the front but I got to the ramp and don't remember much about what happened but I know I hit my head.

"The next thing I remember is walking up in the resuscitation ward back in the hospital.

"I have just spent a month in hospital undergoing physiotherapy and I'm paralysed, apparently the signals from my brain aren't getting through to my legs.

"They tell me it's 50-50 whether I'll be able to walk again.

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"I've completely lost my faith in the NHS and I'm looking to take legal action."

After being diagnosed with epilepsy two years ago, which led to him quitting his job as a security guard, Chris suffered a fit and dialled 111 on May 2.

But after staying overnight in A&E, he was told by medics that they were sending him home despite his discharge letter stating he was "at risk of falls".

After collapsing Chris was later moved to the Clinical Decisions Unit before spending five weeks on the neurology ward at the hospital.

He added: "I'm in a wheelchair and have to use a commode. I'm angry at the way I was treated.

"I could have died that day and I thank God I'm still here."

A spokeswoman for the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, said: "While we are unable to disclose details of a patient's medical records, we would advise him to contact the hospital directly to his treatment should he have any cause for complaint.

"The safety of our patients remains our priority and informs appropriate clinical decisions on their care.”