93-year-old left ‘screaming in pain’ on floor during 25-hour ambulance wait

Welsh ambulance service apologise to Elizabeth Davies whose care home and family made ten calls for help after she fell

The Welsh ambulance service has apologised after a 93-year-old woman was left “screaming in pain” while lying on the floor with a broken hip during a 25-hour ambulance wait.

Elizabeth Davies fell at her care home on Saturday and was finally picked up at 1.15pm on Sunday and admitted to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor on Monday, where she endured another 12-hour wait before being admitted to a ward. A hip fracture was later confirmed in surgery.