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.