Overview
- George Morris, 83, was referred for suspected serious infection and IV antibiotics but waited more than 14 hours at University Hospital Hairmyres.
- His family brought a camping bed, water and a hot water bottle around 4 a.m. to make him comfortable in a crowded waiting area.
- He was admitted at about 7 a.m. and spent roughly four days in hospital receiving several courses of antibiotics.
- The family, who say he previously waited nearly 20 hours at Glasgow Royal Infirmary in October, are demanding immediate contingency measures and political accountability, naming John Swinney.
- Hairmyres’ chief of nursing apologized and cited exceptionally high attendances across its three acute hospitals, urging people to use A&E only for life-threatening emergencies, while the family praised exhausted frontline staff.