Overview
- Dylan Jones, 28, died on December 20 after ten days in intensive care at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, according to NHS Lothian.
- His family say he waited two hours for an ambulance and then 13 hours on a trolley for imaging, during which his spleen ruptured and he suffered internal bleeding.
- NHS Lothian apologized for the length of the emergency department wait and noted he underwent multiple interventions for a long-standing serious illness.
- Health Secretary Neil Gray offered condolences, called the long A&E wait unacceptable, and pledged work to improve patient flow and diagnostic access.
- The Scottish Ambulance Service expressed sympathy and invited the family to contact its Patient Experience Team, and relatives have launched a fundraiser to help with funeral costs and support his three children.