Paul said a frail 82-year-old woman had been waiting 12 hours longer than his father for a bed. "We just want him to be settled - that's our main concern - so that he's getting rest and recovering as quick as possible and coming out of the hospital.” It’s worrying and adding stress for the family. He added: “I know the staff are doing everything they can - I'm just a concerned son. Paul said staff at the QEQM in Kent were “clearly overwhelmed”, with little space available. But that means she's been losing sleep too, and she's 76." "He can’t really walk very far, only about two steps, so my mum has to be with him 90 per cent of the time. He didn't have any hot food - just cold sandwiches - and you have to get your own water. "It was really cramped and there was no space for visitors. He was with seven other people in a consultation room with no privacy. Paul said: "He had two nights of sleep deprivation. Paul Knell, his son, said his father, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), barely slept while in the chair and was not given a single hot meal while waiting for a bed. He was later diagnosed with pneumonia but was not given a bed until 2:30pm on Tuesday. The grandfather-of-seven - who already has COPD - had been admitted with a chest infection at 7am on Sunday. Geoffrey Knell, who turns 80 in May, spent 55 “uncomfortable and painful” hours stuck in a cramped consultation room. A grandad with pneumonia and COPD waited for more than two days in a chair to be seen by doctors at hospital.
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