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Vivienne Aitken

Dumbarton pensioner waiting for ambulance forced to lie on floor in agony before dying in hospital

A pensioner who died three days after being taken to hospital lay in agony on her floor for hours, waiting for ambulance crews to arrive.

Ambulances sent to help Sheila Bruce, 83, were diverted to other calls, forcing her to remain lying in her own body fluids.

Her heartbroken husband, John, has spoken of his anger over the "undignified" way she was treated.

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