Elderly patient dies after 52-hour A&E wait without medication
Report highlights ‘shocking’ example of man left unable to swallow after waiting over two days mostly on a bed in a corridor without regular medication
An elderly man was left unable to swallow after waiting over two days in A&E without being given regular medication, and died four weeks later.
In a “shocking” case that has raised fresh concerns over the state of urgent NHS care, the 85-year-old was sent to a hospital emergency department after a routine appointment. Amid massive delays, his A&E wait went into a third day, with most of it spent on a bed in the corridor.
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Elderly patient dies after 52-hour A&E wait without medication
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/05/elderly-patient-dies-after-shocking-52-hour-hospital-wait-without-regular-parkinsons-medication