A talented DJ who was paralysed in an unprovoked nightclub attack is to be kicked out of hospital because of NHS cuts, his family claim.

Sami Shariff, 29, made miraculous progress at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in Putney after doctors originally pronounced him brain dead.

Now his family fear his recovery may be disrupted after they were allegedly told there were insufficient funds to keep him there.

The hospital said the decision to move Mr Shariff was “not financially motivated”.

Mr Shariff’s father, Joseph, 63, said moving his son would mean a substantial reduction in facilities, services and professional help.

He said: “Many care homes are for the elderly. We are having trouble finding any that cater for young people with brain injuries.

“His progress will certainly be hampered. It’s unbearable.”

Mr Shariff, who was at court on Friday to see his attacker sentenced, suffered severe bleeding to the head during the attack in May last year.

Doctors thought he was brain dead and asked his family to consider turning off his life-support machine.

But the DJ, who was well known in London’s Latin music scene, can now communicate via an electronic alphabet. But depite his progress he still cannot talk, walk or eat and needs 24-hour care.

His father claims NHS cuts mean his son must now be cared for in a nursing home.

The hospital is run as a charity, but treats many patients using NHS funding from primary care trusts across London.

A spokesman said: “Any decision as to Sami’s treatment is not financially motivated. His discharge date has not been set. It’s very much a process of working with the family to decide his future care plan.”

A spokesman from NHS Westminster said: “No decision has been made to stop funding Mr Shariff’s care. We will continue to work closely with his family during this difficult time.”

The Sami Sanchez Foundation has been set up to help needy youngsters through music workshops.

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