A mum-of-two died after being found unconscious under a coat in a crowded A&E department. The 39-year-old collapsed at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham last month, reports LBC.
She first attended A&E in the late hours of January 19 complaining of a severe headache. She was triaged and observed three times by nurses before later being discovered unconscious.
When the mother was eventually called to see a doctor, she failed to respond multiple times so it was assumed that she had left due to the duration of her wait, Nottinghamshire Live reports.
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She died on January 22, a few days after she had been transferred to intensive care. Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), which operates the hospital, said it had started an investigation into her care.
Dr Keith Girling, Medical Director at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said: “I offer my sincere condolences to the family at this difficult time. An investigation, which will involve the family, will now take place and until this has been concluded, we are unable to comment further.”
Lilian Greenwood, the Labour MP for Nottingham South, told LBC that she agreed the death of the mother was “a disturbing incident” and welcomed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding it. Ms Greenwood, who is also a shadow minister, said that “her thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the mother of two”.
New figures released on Thursday, February 8 show 900 patients waited for more than 12 hours to be admitted to hospital at NUH in January. A total of 8,576 of 15,260 attendances waited for at least four hours to be transferred or discharged.
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