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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sammy Gecsoyler

Woman found under coat in Nottingham A&E died days later

Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham
A recent assessment by the CQC said Queen’s Medical Centre required improvement, including for its urgent and emergency services. Photograph: Callum Parke/PA

An investigation has been launched after a woman died days after being found unconscious underneath her coat while waiting in A&E for seven hours.

The 39-year-old woman is understood to have first attended A&E at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham on the evening of 19 January complaining of a severe headache. She was triaged and then observed by nurses three times. Her case was escalated but she was not seen by a doctor before being discovered.

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