By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 09:29 EST, 15 February 2013 | UPDATED: 11:34 EST, 15 February 2013 An angry husband has condemned the 'witch doctors and box tickers' running the NHS after his elderly wife died following a catalogue of medical blunders. Retired teacher Mary Kirkby, 74, suffered such appalling and undignified treatment she was left sobbing in her hospital bed with a broken hip by staff who told her husband Raymond 'crying is what old people do'. During her treatment at two different hospitals Mrs Kirkby, 74, had fallen over four times times after being forced to use a bedside cabinet as a walking aid.
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Mary Kirkby, 74, had fallen over four times times while in hospital
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Had been forced to use a bedside cabinet as a walking aid, her husband says
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Was crying in pain in hospital bed but staff dismissed it as attention seeking
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Broken hip was only discovered after husband Ray demanded X-ray
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Retired teacher later died after suffering further indignities in hospital
The trust has apologised to Mr Kirkby, who said: '@placeholder was cheated out of her dignity and was catastrophically let down.