A terminally ill teenager was left on a hospital corridor trolley for 14 hours before he was rushed to intensive care.Mark McAvoy's mum Leanne took him to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital's emergency department on the Monday, January 6, after he was struck with severe stomach pain and vomiting.But the 18-year-old, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy and Scoliosis, was told there were no beds available and placed in the hallway as he writhed around in pain.
The following day, as Mark's condition deteriorated, he was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer and on Wednesday, he underwent a gruelling eight-hour operation before he was transferred to ICU and placed in an induced coma to help his exhausted body rest from the ordeal.
Leanne, 43, claims medical staff didn’t have the resources to properly care for Mark and believes her son would not be in a coma if he had been treated when he arrived at the hospital.
The mum, from Govan, said: "I had phoned NHS 24 and they advised we should go to hospital, so I took him over in the car. I explained to the reception staff about his other conditions and that his health can deteriorate fast and they said they didn't have any beds."They left him on that trolley in a corridor for 14 hours and his heart rate was racing up and down.