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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Damon Wilkinson

Woman who died from Covid pneumonia waited nine hours for an ambulance after fall at home

A woman who died from Covid pneumonia waited nine hours for an ambulance after a fall at home. Patricia Green also faced a three hour wait to see a doctor after arriving at A&E at Tameside hospital, a coroner's report says.

It details how Mrs Green was left lying on the floor, unable to use the toilet, with her breathing deteriorating following the fall last summer. Mrs Green died of Covid pneumonia on June 30, 2022.

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