Pensioner, 73, is left waiting more than 19 HOURS in an ambulance outside hospital after suffering a suspected stroke
A pensioner was left waiting for more than 19 hours in an ambulance outside a hospital after suffering a suspected stroke or sepsis. Ted Edwards, 73, was kept inside the ambulance because of a shortage of beds or doctors inside the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales. His worried family tried to reach NHS staff for updates but were told that he was still being monitored in the ambulance. Ted Edwards, 73, (pictured, right) suffered a suspected stroke or sepsis on Friday night and was was kept inside the ambulance more than 19 hours Ted's niece Poppy Vaughan Winter, 25, said the family were 'really concerned' after he fell ill on Friday night at home near Monmouth. She said her uncle had been waiting more than 19 hours on Saturday night and on Sunday morning they were waiting for updates from NHS staff. Speaking on Saturday, she said: 'We've just been told his condition's not changed, but he is still waiting in the ambulance.' By Saturday night,