Concerns raised after woman left to die on trolley

The case of a woman who was left to die alone on a trolley in a hospital corridor has prompted four Labour MPs to write a joint letter to NHS trust bosses, calling for urgent changes to be made.

Angela Eagle (Wallasey), Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston), Alison McGovern (Birkenhead) and Matthew Patrick (Wirral West) have expressed concerns about the female patient's death at Arrowe Park Hospital's Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit.

The letter to Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) NHS Foundation Trust requests a follow-up meeting to one they had with its chief executive before Christmas.

The BBC has approached WUTH for comment.

The MPs wrote: "As well as the challenges with elective operations, we raised concerns about A&E. We discussed the disappointing closure over Christmas of Eastham Walk In Centre, and the pressures that you are experiencing.

"We were therefore all the more worried to read in the Liverpool Echo that a patient recently died in A&E in a corridor bed. This will have been extremely distressing for the family of your patient and we are thinking of them first and foremost.

"We read the heartfelt testimony of staff with serious concern, and whilst we understand that there are pressures on every hospital, Arrowe Park is our local hospital, and we felt we must write to you to ask how this situation can be urgently changed for the better.

"We would like to request a further meeting to discuss what has happened directly.

"We know that we need to improve access to urgent care outside A&E, so please could you let us know what work is going on to analyse A&E attendance to show which neighbourhoods are most challenged?"

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