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A grandad stranded in a Greek hospital following a dispute between doctors and insurers over his medical treatment is finally getting home - thanks to the Daily Record. ‌

David Bloomfield, 86, fell and fractured his left hip on a two-week holiday in Crete last month having flown out with easyJet. His insurance cover through the airline meant he was able to have an operation to repair the break at the private Creta Interclinic in the capital Heraklion on September 22. ‌

Later that week his surgeon said he could go home but only in an air ambulance or on a stretcher. David says his insurers disputed the diagnosis and claimed he was fit to travel on a normal flight. The surgeon insisted he wouldn't be fully recovered for another month which meant he was st

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