Vulnerable child spent two months in A&E as staff could not find placement

A&E departments being used as ‘place of safety’ for patients with complex needs and mental health patients - (Supplied)

A vulnerable child spent two months in A&E as nowhere could be found to give them appropiate care, it has been reported.

The child, who has complex behavioural disorders, spent more than 70 days in the A&E department at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, east London, while another stayed in the department for more than 30 days.