A foul-mouthed West Midlands Ambulance paramedic has been found guilty of misconduct after he swore at a patient before abandoning him the back of an ambulance.
Richard Playford, 64, launched the tirade of abuse at the 25-year-old man who had dialled 999 complaining of crippling stomach pains.
He stormed out the back of the ambulance and was later found a mile away by stunned colleagues on May 5 last year.
This week Playford, who has worked for West Midlands Ambulance Service for 30 years, was found guilty of misconduct at a disciplinary hearing.
He quit the ambulance service shortly after the complaint was made against him last May.
During a hearing at the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in London, Playford claimed he was diabetic and feeling unwell during the incident.
But the panel decided the paramedic's behaviour was 'inexplicable' and amounted to misconduct.
In a written ruling the HCPC conduct and competence committee said:
“By his own account, Mr Playford became very frustrated with Patient A. Mr Playford left the ambulance, leaving the other paramedic to deal with and treat patient A. His behaviour fell well below the standards of behaviour expected of a registered paramedic and amounts to misconduct.

Какой здесь смысл "By his own account" - 1. Без особых причин он разозлился на пациента или 2. Он самовольно покинул автомобиль скорой помощи