A dying West Lothian mum was left on a trolley for two days after suddenly being rushed to hospital with a chest infection.
Ruth Tonks died on January 2 after being admitted to St John's Hospital in Livingston on December 28. Her son, Carl, has spoken of the scenes he witnessed while in hospital and spoke of the immense pressure staff within the NHS are facing.
With Ruth being blue lighted from her home in Whitburn to St John's after coming down with a chest infection, Carl said she was left on a trolley and without any privacy for two days until a room was eventually found.
