Yet another disgusting case of an elderly gentleman being neglected at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (October 1).

How many more times will we read such stories in the Press before the fat cats of these NHS trusts are brought to book?

The captain of a ship is totally responsible and is quickly removed without a "golden handshake".

The same rules should apply to the public sector. Maybe they think the elderly are past their sell-by date but they are not past their yell-by date.

Act now, before we all suffer the same fate.

-Norman Davis, Selhurst Road, Brighton