A mum said her poorly son was left ‘choking on his own vomit’ in an extremely busy A&E department.
Jessica took two-year-old Robin to Hull Royal Infirmary on Sunday upon the advice of NHS 111 as he was suffering with a high fever and a swollen testicle.
She said they waited for hours to be seen – only to be told at 3am to visit his GP.
Bransholme resident Jessica, 19, claimed her young son was later diagnosed with a hernia and a severe gastric bug.
She said he has since been admitted to hospital again for treatment for the condition which can be life-threatening.
Jessica said: ‘Five hours we have been sat here. 111 said he needed to be seen within the hour. He’s sat being sick and choking in the waiting room and still no doctor.
‘My two-year-old was sat crying his eyes out for five hours.’
Her aunt Wendy added: ‘The way they were treated is disgusting, he is just a baby and he was screaming in pain, yet nothing was done.
‘Jessica is a young 19-year-old working mum, they should not have been treated like that.’
The trust which runs the hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said its accident and emergency teams have been facing ‘significant pressures’.
A spokesperson said: ‘We are sorry to hear of Jessica’s experience and that of her son, Robin.
‘Our emergency department, including our children’s A&E, have grown increasingly busy in recent months.
‘Significant pressures are continuing throughout, and therefore waits of several hours in ED are not uncommon.
‘Patients will always be triaged upon arrival at the hospital and seen and treated in order of clinical priority, not necessarily in the order that they arrive.
‘We are happy to look into Jessica’s concerns and would encourage her to contact our patient advice and liaison service in order that we may do this.’
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