A DAD died feeling ‘cheated’ after the NHS ‘lied’ about putting him on the heart transplant waiting list.

Paddy Brolly, 47, ‘died twice’ after suffering a heart attack but medics saved his life and told him he would be getting a transplant.

He was discharged from The Golden Jubilee and stayed with daughter Jenna McIntyre, 27, in Stevenston who worked around the clock to look after him.

Then Paddy’s health ‘rapidly deteriorated’ before his daughter’s eyes while she desperately hoped he would get vital surgery soon, unaware he was never even a candidate.

Jenna claims she had no idea her dad was dying and needed palliative care after receiving documents from medics confirming he was ‘awaiting transplant’.

After taking Paddy for an appointment at The Golden Jubilee she asked about how long a transplant would be and left ‘full of hope’ that Paddy had a chance of survival.

But then the very next day she suffered a devastating blow when a GP accidentally dropped the bomb over the phone that ‘your dad isn’t going to make it, he was never on the list’.

After months of hope and carrying her dad up and down to the toilet, sorting his medication, showering him, while he lived on her fold out bed in the living room, he had been dying the entire time with no chance of getting better.

Jenna claims her dad was on pre-surgery medication and on ‘way too much morphine’ instead of getting palliative care and the proper treatment he needed because of the NHS error.

Paddy died this year with his family feeling like medics treated him ‘like another name on a bit of paper’.

She claims she lodged several complaints with the hospital and wants someone to hold their hands up as she fears the fatal error could happen again.

Jenna said: “My dad was transferred from Crosshouse to the Golden Jubilee Hospital for a heart transplant.

“He was discharged but could barely walk, I was surprised they let him out but I took him home where he deteriorated rapidly.

“We eventually got an appointment with The Golden Jubilee and I asked how long a wait for a transplant for my dad would be and he said it depended on the right candidate and didn’t say he was never getting one.

“We didn’t know we needed palliative care, we didn’t even know he was dying, they gave us hope.

“After we left I remember my dad was in high spirits thinking it shouldn’t be too long now and I will be back to normal soon.

“Then the very next day I was getting his prescription over the phone with our local surgery and the doctor asked how we were taking the bad news.

“He told me my dad wasn’t going to make it, he had never been on the transplant list.

“The doctor was angry that this ever happened and that we weren’t told and given the proper care.

“We had no carers, no mobility, no hospital bed, no palliative care, it was all just me and we should have had people in the whole time. To find out suddenly over the phone like that was horrible.

“He had been on pre-surgery medication and morphine which wasn’t the right stuff for him.

“The day before we had so much hope that he would live and then the next we were dealing with palliative care and end of life treatment.

“I want someone to be accountable for this, I’m sure my dad isn’t the first person this has happened to.

“He wasn’t just a number he was my dad, I’ve lost my best friend.”

When contacted for a comment on the situation the Golden Jubilee insisted they were sorry for the misunderstanding.

Anne Marie Cavanagh, executive nurse director at NHS Golden Jubilee, said: “NHS Golden Jubilee expresses its sympathies to the relatives, carers and friends of anyone who has lost their battle with heart failure.

“Patients with severe heart failure are referred to NHS Golden Jubilee from all over Scotland for assessment, and on discharge are referred back to their local health board heart failure nursing service for ongoing support.

“Similar to all UK transplant centres, the Golden Jubilee follows national eligibility criteria and guidelines for heart transplantation. Following clinical review and assessment, our specialist teams decide whether advance heart failure patients meet the criteria for consideration of registration for a heart transplant.

“Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, this sometimes means that patients are not suitable to receive a heart transplant. Our specialist teams proactively engage with all heart failure patients and are always available to speak to any patient or their next of kin who has concerns about care and treatment.

“Several members of our team met with the daughter of a patient on April 8, 2019 and fully discussed her concerns about her father’s care. We formally responded to these concerns in writing on April 11, 2019.

“Although, we cannot comment on individual cases, we can confirm that all aspects of the patient journey were appropriately managed and all results and correspondence had been shared with appropriate NHS and clinical staff.

“We have had no communication from the patient’s family since this time and although we have no outstanding actions in relation to the concerns raised, our lines of communication remain open.”