Boy, 10, sent home from hospital with two legs in plaster but is refused a wheelchair because he 'doesn't live close enough' Maddison Warwick suffers with Perthes" disease - a condition that causes the top of the thigh bone to soften and break down Underwent operation at Royal Bolton Hospital but was refused wheelchair because he lives five miles away, just outside the the hospital's boundaries Spokesperson for hospital said arrangements have been made for a wheelchair to be provided by the community nursing team in Bury But mother Jill said the nursing team has not given her a wheelchair and she has resorted to paying more than £100 to hire one A hospital sent a young boy home with both legs in plaster, but refused to give him a wheelchair. Maddison Warwick, 10, had an operation after being diagnosed with Perthes" disease - a condition which causes the top of the thigh bone to soften and break down. But when he was sent home from Royal Bolton Hospital, Greater Manchester, he was told he could not have a wheelchair because he lives in the wrong area. Maddison Warwick (pictured with mother Jill) had an operation at the Royal Bolton Hospital but was refused a wheelchair because he didn't live close enough. His mother has been forced to spend £100 to hire one Maddison lives just five miles from the hospital, but his home is in Radcliffe, Bury, and therefore outside the Bolton boundaries. He had an operation at Royal Bolton Hospital on July 9 and was sent home two days later. Both of his legs are covered in plaster and there is a bar between them, meaning the Radcliffe Primary School pupil cannot walk. But his mother, Jill Warwick, said she was told Maddison could not have a wheelchair because he did not live in Bolton. Maddison suffers with Perthes' disease, a childhood disorder which causes the top of the thigh bone to soften Miss Warwick, aged 31, of Ainsworth Road, said: "I asked if I lived in the Bolton borough, would I get a wheelchair, and they said yes. That's the only reason that they wouldn't give me a wheelchair. With both legs in plaster, Maddison is unable to walk 'We are being discriminated against because we don't live in Bolton. I feel really upset and let down. The hospital knew he would be having the operation there and a care plan should have been put in place. 'I had no choice but to go to Bolton, because there is no children's unit at Fairfield.' Maddison will have to spend six weeks in the double-leg cast and Miss Warwick says it is very difficult to take him out of the house. Miss Warwick, who has two other children, said: 'I have to lift him to move him and he's sleeping on the sofa. It's a real struggle. 'Maddison is getting a little bit fed up because he can't get out. He's frustrated and upset.' Sue Ainsworth, the hospital's professional lead for children's services, said: 'It is standard practice that we are only able to provide wheelchairs to patients who are Bolton residents. As Maddison lives outside the Bolton area, arrangements have been made for a wheelchair to be provided through the paediatric community nursing team in Bury. However, Miss Warwick said the nursing team has not given her a wheelchair and she has resorted to paying more than £100 to hire one.