Overview
- Anonymous A&E staff say an elderly patient brought by ambulance was placed on a corridor trolley and died without being seen.
- Hospital figures indicate attendances about 30% higher than expected, with daily numbers above 330 and peaks of 370 in December.
- Staff describe severe overcrowding, including 40–50 patients on corridors and more than 200 in the department at times despite design capacity for roughly 50–60.
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust says the emergency department faces extremely high demand and has opened extra beds and wards to improve flow and release ambulance crews.
- Workers report low morale, senior staff off with work-related stress, reliance on newly qualified and agency staff, and the service remains rated "requires improvement" by the CQC.