Grandmother dies after refusing to go to A&E with broken back
Dorothy Reid, 91, was 'in discomfort for hours' in a busy emergency department at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) ...
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A life in the ICU: Little Fabio’s race against time as he awaited a transplant
An autoimmune disease crippled his lungs. Hooked up to a machine that oxygenated his blood for him, for 18 months the boy ...
'I started coughing up blood and doctors said it was down to vaping'
Jayden Richardson took up e-cigarettes aged 12 to 'fit in' and would smoke the equivalent of around 50 cigarettes a day ...
"I Was Only 40, So It Didn't Seem Right": People Who Had Heart Attacks Are Revealing "Bizarre" Symptoms That Signaled Something Was Very, Very Wrong
"Later that day, I had a phone call to say that I had had a heart attack and that they were expecting me in A&E. I spent five ...
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Blood Transfusions at the Scene Save Lives. But Ambulances Are Rarely Equipped To Do Them.
One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin’s cousin called with alarming news. Martin’s 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a walk near her home in rural Purlear, North ...
His wife coded twice after childbirth. How love helped a Louisville family beat the odds
As Carlton Moore's heart filled with joy at the sight of his newborn, his wife's stopped beating. How this Louisville family ...
Prevention of future deaths report issued after woman died having wanted to avoid attending QEQM in Margate after bad experience
A warning has been issued to health bosses after the death of a pensioner who refused to attend A&E following a previous bad ...
Pensioner dies after refusing A&E trip due to agonising wait with broken back
Dorothy Reid was left suffering "discomfort for hours" while she was in the emergency department at the hospital.
Coroner warning over bed blocking after woman dies
A coroner has issued a warning to health bosses after the death of a 91-year-old woman who refused to go to A&E after a ...
Woman dies after waiting on chair in A&E 'for hours' despite having a broken back
A coroner has filed a report to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over chair incident, which meant 91-year-old refused to go ...
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Coroner highlights pressure in hospitals linked to patients fit to be discharged
Health bosses have been urged to tackle bed blocking and long emergency department waits in hospitals by a coroner, who ...