Severely disabled 19-year-old with a mental age of just two is fined £100 by the NHS and threatened with debt collectors after 'wrongly claiming free dental check-up' Aimee Morrow, from Gateshead, told she had 'wrongly' claimed free check-up The 19-year-old girl requires constant care and has a mental age of just two Her case is among 1.4million that are now under investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO)
By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline
Published: 13:32 GMT, 24 February 2019 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 24 February 2019
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A severely disabled teenager was fined £100 by the NHS after claiming a free dental check-up -which her father says she was always entitled to.
Aimee Morrow, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, who has a mental age of two, was told by the health body that she had 'wrongly' claimed the free check-up.
The 19-year-old, whose disability means she requires constant care, was also warned that she could face a £50 surcharge if she resisted the fine.
The teenager's story is among the 1.4million cases that are now under investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) after claims emerged that hundreds of
