An Edinburgh mum has issued a warning after revealing that her young son's sore stomach turned out to be the silent killer Sepsis. Mum-of-two Katy Graham has shared her harrowing story after nearly losing her youngest son Shay to the condition.
15.08.2022 - 12:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Scottish Ambulance Service has apologised after an 89-year-old Scots gran was left stranded on the floor for five hours after breaking her hip.
Ella Nimmo was in extreme pain after falling on her way to the toilet at Balmoral Care Home in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, on Tuesday August 9. Hearing her shouts of agony, staff quickly attended to the pensioner but were unable to provide her with the necessary medical attention.
They immediately called for an ambulance but after waiting over two and half hours were told over the phone they would be waiting a further two and a half. The grandmother-of-eight begged for painkillers while she was forced to wait.
After her excruciating wait, Ella was eventually transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow - five hours later. However, after arriving at the hospital she then had to wait in the ambulance outside A&E for an hour as there was no immediate space for her.
Ella's daughter, Yvonne Bennett, was left anxiously waiting for the call to say her mum had been transferred, and rushed to the hospital to wait in the ambulance with her.
Speaking on Monday, Yvonne said: "She's really not great. She's still frightened from the whole experience. With all the drugs, she's a bit spacey too.
"The staff were constantly phoning the ambulance. After two and a half hours they were told it would be another two and a half hours.
"We had been out that day and we had taken her out for dinner. We were meant to be taking her shopping on Wednesday for my son's wedding in a couple of weeks, which she was really excited for.
"I had no idea when the ambulance would turn up, or which hospital she'd go to. I had to wait at my daughter's.
"The buck stops with the government, the
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