A dad with a kidney infection endured a “very difficult” wait of more than 100 hours on a trolley in an A&E department. Paul Gibben, 56, was rushed by ambulance to hospital after being diagnosed. His ordeal started on arrival as he
Overloaded hospitals are on the brink of collapse, with waits of more than 10 hours commomplace, and elderly patients lying in their own urine, an A&E doctor has warned in a blistering assessment of the chaos facing the NHS. The harrowing account,
The NHS is facing its worst winter on record for A&E waiting times, health leaders have warned. The warning comes as hospitals struggle to cope with rocketing demand driven by a surge in winter viruses such as flu. The Royal College of
A toddler has died hours after being sent home from Accident & Emergency after her parents were told to medicate her with Calpol. Little Hailey Thompson was confirmed dead less than 24 hours after being diagnosed with a virus during a visit