Man with fatal illness in 36-hour hospital corridor wait

As he became more unwell overnight, staff said he could be having a stroke but there was a wait of more than seven hours for a doctor.

Julia said: “What is concerning is that even though the hospital staff were discussing Tom as a potential stroke patient, he was still left on the corridor for 36 hours.”

She added that workers apologised for delays and said a new computer system was being introduced that day.

Her husband was only treated with paracetamol and fluids overnight.

Medics said he need an MRI scan but they could only take place on week days.

Julia said she asked if he could be taken to the neurology department at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, but was told it was full.

The doctor prescribed antibiotics for a suspected infection, while he was in the corridor bed.

“The A&E department was overwhelmed,” Julia said, “and I believe Tom was failed by the system.”