Jennifer Murphy, who has blood cancer, waited 28 hours for a hospital bed before her family drove her to another hospital - her daughter has urged political leaders to 'fix the health service'
When she woke up with an eye infection on Sunday, they took her to Craigavon at about 13:00 BST."There were no beds, not even a trolley in A&E for her," said Ms Murphy.
Although the family knew there was a bed waiting for her at the Royal Victoria Hospital, they had to wait. "After four hours, when we knew the team in the RVH knew we were coming, I said 'I'm gong to have to take her myself'. They weren't keen but the doctor said 'If that's what you feel you need to do.'"'Like they've accepted the way it is'"There have been thousands of messages and people contacting us," she said.Now, she is urging political leaders to sort out the system.
"Our hospitals are working beyond capacity dealing with rising numbers of Covid patients and many ill patients waiting for hospital beds," the statement said."Rising Covid-19 related staff absence and illness inevitably increases pressures on our services, which are already experiencing very high levels of demand."
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