October 31, 2023 8.45 am This story is over 11 months old

Elderly woman waits over 30 hours in a chair at Lincoln A&E

Her family have spoken out about the distressing experience
Maureen Ratcliffe, 85, waited in a chair for over 30 hours before being admitted onto a ward at Lincoln County Hospital. | Photo: Sharon Baker

An 85-year-old woman’s family is outraged after she endured a harrowing 30-hour wait in a chair at Lincoln’s A&E, raising serious questions about the state of emergency care in Lincolnshire.

On the morning of Wednesday, October 25, a carer found Maureen on her bedroom floor in Saxilby. Upon phoning for an ambulance, the carer was informed about a ‘minimum of an eight hour wait’.

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