The family of a Porthleven great-grandfather with dementia say they are "in shock" over him being moved 300 miles away for treatment.

A lack of specialist care is being blamed for the situation 89-year-old Derek Jewson has found himself. He was taken on the five-hour journey over the bank holiday weekend - a move that saw him rushed to hospital unresponsive on the night of his arrival, causing his family to fear the worst.

Although he has started to rally again, his son Kurt is angry that his father was made to travel that distance in the first place.

Kurt, who with his wife Lucy co-founded successful children's clothing company Frugi, now based Helston, said: "He really shouldn’t have been made to travel.

"Why was he released, from Treliske, on Friday, a bank holiday weekend? Why was the only mental health bed 300 miles away?"

Mr Jewson senior had been at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro all day on Friday and was only released that evening.

At 9am on Saturday he was driven to a mental health hospital in Northampton, before his health took a turn for the worse just hours later.

In addition to dementia he suffers from chronic heart disease and water retention on the lungs.

Kurt, who lives with his family in Constantine, said he "could not believe" there was nowhere closer to treat his father, a former Metropolitan Police motorcycle rider and lighthouse keeper, who completed national service in the RAF.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has apologised in a statement to the press and said it was looking to move Mr Jewson back to Cornwall "as soon as possible," but have not given a timeframe for this happening.

Kurt said that this meant it could be a week, or it could be six months - and that was one of the things that was so upsetting.

"He needs a bit of love and that's what makes it heartbreaking," he said.

A spokesperson for the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said it was "committed" to providing care for people in Cornwall whenever it was safe and there were "appropriate facilities to do so."

"Unfortunately on this occasion, we have had to source a bed outside of Cornwall. We are very sorry for the additional stress and worry this has placed on the family and will be working to move the gentleman back to Cornwall as soon as possible," added the spokesperson.

She encouraged Mr Jewson's family to contact the trust directly to discuss any questions or concerns they might have, via the patient experience team.