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Published Jul 10 2012 by Topnews.in

Hospital suspends seven staff members after patient dies outside A

The Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has confirmed that it has suspended seven hospital workers besides four ambulance staff after an incident in which a patient died outside the A&E on 23 June. The suspension comes on claims that they did not rush the man, who collapsed outside the A&E....

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