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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Sister of woman who died under coat in A&E says hospital system isn’t working

Inga Rublite with her twin sister Inese Briede, smiling looking into the camera
Inga Rublite, on the right, died after waiting more than eight hours in A&E. Her twin sister, Inese Briede on the left, said her family does not agree with the inquest conclusion. Photograph: Family photo

The twin sister of a woman who died under a coat in a crowded Nottingham A&E says her story shows “the whole hospital system isn’t working” as she fears more people could die due to overcrowding and mistakes.

Inga Rublite, 39, died after being found unconscious on the floor under a coat more than eight hours after arriving at A&E at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham on 19 January.

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