A DYING man who suffered a massive heart attack has thanked ambulance and hospital staff for their incredible care.

Alan Berry was rushed to Worcestershire Royal Hospital two weeks ago after calling 999 feeling disorientated and dazed.

He was moved to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after four or five days for kidney dialysis but is under palliative care.

Plans are being made to allow him to return to his St John's home to die.

His youngest sister Joy Tinton, from the Arboretum, said Mr Berry felt that at every step he had the best care anyone could wish for.

Mrs Tinton said: "When he got to hospital he had to wait only ten minutes to do tests and they said he had had a massive heart attack.

"They said all his arteries were blocked so they can't operate.

"He could hardly breathe but inbetween each breath he told me he wanted to write to the Worcester News to say how superb the staff at Worcestershire, the QE and the ambulance service are.

"He wanted to let your readers know that the hospital staff did all they could for him and he wanted to show them in a good light.

"The staff were all rushed off their feet, Alan told me they were like a swarm of ants, and he couldn't understand why more of them hadn't had a burn out."

"The prognosis is not very good at all and he wants to come home to die so we have been sorting that out.

"It has been a trying time but he is definitely very grateful.

"Everything they have done has been above and beyond."

Matthew Hopkins, Chief Executive of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said:

“Staff across our hospitals are working day in, day out to provide the best possible care for our patients.

“I’m delighted to hear that this patient and their family are so happy with the care he received from our staff.

"Hearing feedback like this gives our colleagues a huge morale boost and reinforces that they are putting patient first.”