West Yorkshire man had to take HIV and Hepatitis tests after spending night on hospital bed smeared with another patient's blood
52-year-old Paul Batty was incensed after he discovered a mattress he had been sleeping in was smeared with another patient's blood on the underside
An enraged patient is demanding answers from the National Health Service (NHS) after he found a bed he had been assigned to and was sleeping in was smeared with a stranger's blood underneath. 52-year-old Paul Batty had been rushed to the Pinderfields Hospital in West Yorkshire after suffering recurring stomach pains from his recent hip replacement surgery and had to test himself for HIV, Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis B as a result of the mishap.
According to the Daily Mail, Batty found out about the large smear of blood under his mattress after spending almost 24 hours on the bed. There were also blood marks down the side of the bed, with Batty saying he only found out after his best friend's daughter pointed it out.