The 16-year-old girl died from sepsis after waiting over 12 hours for treatment despite coming with a letter from a GP stressing the urgent need for care.
Dr. Card mentioned the overwhelming situation in the emergency department, with 191 patients and limited staff, causing delays and challenges in patient care.
Category Two patients, like Aoife, faced lengthy delays with the longest wait being 19 hours, while even less-ill Category Three patients waited up to 39 hours for care.
Due to overcrowding, one nurse requested activating the emergency response plan to relieve pressure, reflecting the stressful conditions in the emergency department at UHL.
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