HEALTH bosses have apologised to a comedian over her mother's cancer treatment at Redditch's Alexandra Hospital.

It is understood hospital staff reported Luisa Omielan to the police for giving her mum cannabis oil.

Ms Omielan described how she administered cannabis blends to her mother, Helena, in a recent standup comedy performance.

The comic said she took it upon herself to find 'alternative pain relief' after the NHS sent her mum home with Calpol.

During a Live at the Apollo performance, she said: "They sent her home with Calpol because she's clearly four-years-old and has flu.

"Now my mum's in so much pain, what do I do? So I had to source alternative pain relief for my mum and I read lots of things online about cannabis, about how cannabis has got medicinal properties.

"I actually ended up getting hold of cannabis oil. So I started making suppositories for her.

"I'm putting it in the freezer, I'm trying to make it freeze, I'm doing all these blooming suppositories in my kitchen.

"I feel very much like Breaking Bad. But I don't know what I'm doing and I can't Google it.

"I gave it to my mum, it obviously didn't cure her but it is her pain relief. When we went to the doctors it was like 'let's tell them but let's break it in gently that I've got you on this Class A illegal substance'.

"Hopefully they will be surprised that you have been managing so well with the Stage 4 cancer you have on Calpol."

Mrs Omielan was mainly treated at Redditch's Alex Hospital, although she also received treatment at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

Helena's Hospice Foundation was set up after her death last year.

A spokesman for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said: “We have apologised for any aspect of her mother’s care which may have fallen below the high standards we set and we have shared with Ms Omielan a detailed written response to the concerns she raised, as well as identifying the actions we have taken as a result.

“Our response included an explanation to Ms Omielan about the steps we took in regard to her use of cannabis oil.

"We have clear safeguarding procedures that staff are required to follow, in the interests of patient safety, if they become aware of unprescribed medication being given to patients in our care.

“As part of this safeguarding process, which is designed to protect patients, a number of health and care organisations are routinely notified, as well as the police.

"However, in Ms Omielan’s case our staff were able to reassure the police that no further action was required by them.

“We have met with Ms Omielan several times to discuss her concerns about her mother’s treatment while in our care and a number of our senior doctors and our chief executive have listened very carefully to what she has had to say."

They added: “We believe that the care provided to Mrs Omielan while she was in our hospital was generally of a very high standard, with a number of specialist teams doing their best to support her and her family through an extremely difficult time.”

The Live at the Apollo performance featuring Ms Omielan was broadcast in December last year.