The cousin of a 92-year-old woman who spent 30 hours waiting on a hospital corridor due to a lack of beds has slammed the government for bringing the NHS “to its knees”. Barry Kushner, 61, said it was “scary” to witness the terrible state of his local hospital after his relative - who was left “delirious” following a bad fall - spent over a day on a trolley.
And a shocking photo the dad-of-three snapped during their ordeal showed dozens of other patients faced a similar “chaotic” experiences at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. The picture reveals patients waiting to be seen by NHS staff in the busy A&E corridor due to what a trust spokesperson called "incredibly challenging circumstances"
Barry, a Labour councillor, said he couldn’t “fault" staff for the care they had offered but slammed the Conservative government for the “total breakdown” of the NHS. He said: “This is visual evidence of the fact that the hospital and the service is on its knees. Patients shouldn't routinely be treated in corridors.
