'Very urgent' A&E patient first seen by doctor when found dead on trolley

A patient deemed to be a "very urgent" case after being rushed to an overcrowded emergency department was not seen by a doctor until he was found dead on a trolley over three hours after he was admitted, an inquest has heard.

'Very urgent' A&E patient first seen by doctor when found dead on trolley

By Jimmy Woulfe, Irish Examiner mid-west correspondent

A patient deemed to be a "very urgent" case after being rushed to an overcrowded emergency department was not seen by a doctor until he was found dead on a trolley over three hours after he was admitted, an inquest has heard.

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