‘My husband spent two days on a trolley in overrun A&E – weeks later he died from a deadly brain infection’

Tom Frith and his wife Julia Frith - (Family Handout)

When Tom Frith walked into an “overrun” A&E department, he was suffering from flu-like symptoms and confusion, was unsteady on his feet, and was struggling with his speech.

His wife Julia said he was rushed through triage, but the only bed available was in a corridor – where he stayed, with his condition worsening, for almost two days.