A pensioner, John Nicholson, sues the NHS and an ambulance service after he says he broke his neck following a severe nightmare. He claims he fell out of bed at his home near Yelverton in Devon while acting out dreams linked to a rare sleep disorder.
Nicholson alleges the response time was excessive, saying it took more than three hours for an ambulance to reach him. He is seeking £1 million in damages. The lawsuit centers on his account of the incident and the medical and emergency-care delays, rather than on any dispute over the diagnosis itself.
In coverage provided here, the reporting focuses on the details of the fall, the nature of the sleep disorder and nightmare, and the claimed delay in reaching him. No alternative accounts or responses from the NHS or ambulance service are included in the provided excerpts, so the differing angles are not directly evidenced beyond the presentation of the claimant’s allegations.
