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Debbie Hall & Kris Gourlay

West Lothian mum dies after being left on hospital trolley for two days

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.

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