A man who suffers from asthma endured a "horrendous" 10-hour wait in A&E after falling ill and struggling to breathe.
Dave Moth, 30, spent the night on a "rock hard" floor at Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, with staff not providing any indication of when he would be seen to or where he could get a drink of water or find a vending machine for food, his partner claims.
Becka Jacksonhad contacted the NHS 111 helpline after Dave became feverish one evening at the couple's home. She is now calling for health bosses to make significant changes to take the pressure off of A&E departments, believing that a massive update to the 111 service or more face-to-face GP appointments could take the pressure off emergency care, Manchester Evening News reports.
