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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Liam Thorp & Chiara Fiorillo

Former nurse, 80, who spent 24 hours sat in a hospital corridor fears NHS is 'crumbling'

A retired nurse feels sad as she thinks the NHS is "crumbling" due to pressures faced by staff in hospitals around the country.

Val Johnstone, 80, spent 24 hours in a corridor full of patients at the Royal Liverpool Hospital after suffering from sickness and dizziness.

The woman, who lives on her own in sheltered housing in Woolton, Liverpool, was taken by ambulance to the hospital's Accident and Emergency department on Thursday, March 2.

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