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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rosie Taylor

RARE PHOTOS: Man paralysed from neck down not eligible for night time care - The Real Truth

Simon Shaw at his local cafe in Clapham, south London
Simon Shaw at his local cafe in Clapham. He has required 24-hour care since being severely injured in a car accident in 1984. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

A quadriplegic man was told his care funding would be revoked, after NHS officials deemed him not disabled enough to qualify for support.

Simon Shaw, 54, has received 24-hour care since he was left paralysed from the neck down after a car accident in 1984.

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