Man Dies After 7-Hour Wait for Doctor

0:00On March 9th, Tom Frith, a 66-year-old man from Connisford, died from encephalitis on 27th July after spending over a month in the hospital. He first went to the emergency department at Layton Hospital in Crew, on 14th June 2025, with flu-like symptoms of fever and confusion after attending the Isle of Man TT races. Medics suspected a stroke that night as his condition worsened, but he waited more than seven hours for a doctor and ended up in a corridor bed for... 36 hours. The A&E was overwhelmed with a new computer system rollout, and he only got paracetamol in fluids while scans were unavailable over the weekend. His wife Julia describes finding him stressed and disoriented after briefly stepping away with his ID bracelet off. He was later diagnosed with a chest infection, then encephalitis in intensive care six days after arrival, but treatment came too late for recovery. The mid-Cheshire NHS Trust expressed sorrow for the distress and takes patients' safety seriously, though they can't discuss details due to an ongoing.

1:04Medical negligence claimed from lead-day lawyers, they're fully cooperating and reviewing incidents to improve staff training on rare conditions. Julia is now pushing for greater awareness of encephalitis symptoms to save others, a goal supported by encephalitis international, which stresses the... Rists of misdiagnosis in busy hospitals.