Woman left 'starving' in hospital for 11 days after stent to help her eat failed

APOLOGY FOR TERMINALLY-ILL CANCER PATIENT WHO CLAIMS MEDICS WERE 'TOO BUSY' TO FIX PROBLEM

- By JOEL MOORE [e-mail] @JoelMoore98

HOSPITAL bosses have apologised to a terminally-ill woman after she was left on an 11-day “starving regime” when a stent meant to help with feeding failed to work.

Sue Unsworth, from Long Eaton, was effectively bedbound and unable to take proper nutrients in hospital while she waited almost two weeks for medics to fix the problem.

“I was absolutely exhausted. I was just laying there. My body was in survival mode. I had to really force myself up to even just go to the loo,” said the 55-year-old.

“It was just awful. I felt so hungry and so weak.”

She would sick back up anything apart from sips of water and a drip bag on her arm, which a doctor told her was the “equivalent to a packet of crisps”.

However, Mrs Unsworth said she was repeatedly told that operators “didn’t have space” and were “too busy” before a second stent was eventually put in.

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) apologised for the delays and said it had started a review into her concerns.