Bethany Shipsey, 21, died at Worcestershire Royal hospital in February last year as staff struggled to deliver care in crowded wardA woman who had taken an overdose of diet pills died after being treated in a troubled A&E department on a day described as “overwhelming” by staff. Bethany Shipsey, 21, was taken to Worcestershire Royal hospital after swallowing tablets she had bought online from eastern Europe that contained an industrial substance. At the start of an inquest into her death in Stourport, Worcestershire, on Monday, staff described the day of her death in February last year as exceptionally busy. Kirsty South, a senior sister at the hospital and the coordinator of the A&E department at the time Shipsey was admitted, told the inquest: “It was a very challenging shift. Dr Alireza Niroumand, an emergency junior medical doctor who treated Shipsey, told the inquest it was one of the busiest days he had experienced.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2018 17:57 UTC