'You have no dignity': Cork family describe 'chaotic' experience after mother, 88, left on trolley

A 90-year-old man who last week "begged" nurses to give his wife a bed in Cork University Hospital has spoken out about the ordeal.

'You have no dignity': Cork family describe 'chaotic' experience after mother, 88, left on trolley
Mon, 17 Feb, 2020 - 12:12
Steve Neville

A 90-year-old man who last week

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