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Vivienne Aitken

Dying Scots mum suffering from breathing problems waited 24 hours in A&E for hospital bed

An elderly woman dying of cancer spent more than 24 hours lying in A&E after being rushed to hospital with breathing problems.

Jacqueline Bolton, 71, has stage four ovarian cancer which has spread to her lungs. She is receiving palliative care and knows she is in the last days of her life.

On Tuesday afternoon she was struggling to breathe and her daughter Gillian Bell, 44, called for an ambulance.

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