Inhumane: Brain injury patient found barricaded inside his room because hospital too understaffed to care for him

A BRAIN injury victims family are demanding answers after finding him barricaded inside in a hospital ward.

Bill Douglas, 59, has been in Glasgows Victoria Infirmary for four months.

His sister Morag Douglas, 55, says she was horrified to find a plank of wood jammed against his door and a trolley barring his exit when she called to visit.

The family fear Bill has been locked up because of a lack of specialist nurses.

Hospital chiefs say the move was to protect him and others because there were issues with violent behaviour.

Last night, national brain injury association Headway called for an urgent investigation into the case, saying Bills treatment was shocking, dangerous and highly inappropriate.

Morag said when she got past the makeshift barricade on Friday night, she found no staff looking after Bill.

Bill before an after his fall

There were numerous signs on the wall, saying: Bill, you are in hospital. You had a bad fall and hit your head.

Former police mechanic Bill, from Rutherglen, near Glasgow, also had no access to water because he had flooded his room previously while in a confused state.

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Inhumane: Brain injury patient found barricaded inside his room because hospital too understaffed to care for him