'Freezing and delirious' dad, 86, left for 24 hours in A&E corridor with only a 'bowl of Weetabix' to eat
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA pensioner was 'forced to wait 24 hours' in an A&E corridor after being taken to hospital with suspected sepsis, his family say.
Frances Duckett, 86, was 'freezing and delirious' and had 'only eaten Weetabix' after being taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital by paramedics last Tuesday, LancsLive reports.
Mr Duckett was accompanied by his daughter-in-law Jackie who claims they were told they should expect to wait for 8 to 12 hours in A&E.
She told LancsLive: "He had to wait in the corridor for 24 hours, he was freezing and he hadn't eaten, you just think what is going on?" READ MORE: Heartbreaking tragedy of young brothers who died months apart after NHS failings Mr Duckett is diabetic and was said to have "only eaten Weetabix" at 12:30am on
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