I feel the need to clarify a few things about this story after seeing some tweets/accounts doubting the basis of it... 1/
Sarah contacted the Yorkshire Evening Post following her son’s stay at the hospital. Due to the nature of the accusations, I requested and gave time for a full... 2/
response from Leeds General Infirmary. Within the response, Dr Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, confirmed... 3/8
Jack and his family had been given a full apology. Also within the statement, Dr Oade said... 4/8
“We are extremely sorry that there were only chairs available in the treatment room, and no bed. This falls below our usual high standards, and for this we would like to sincerely apologise to Jack and his family.” 5/8
No story would ever be published by @LeedsNews without full verification. This was in no way staged, and highlights the need to check all accusations to avoid any miscommunication. 6/8
The hospital also confirmed they were experiencing their busiest day since April 2016. Sarah had no issue with the treatment Jack was given by the doctors or nurses. 7/8
She told me the NHS was in crisis and it was my duty to report this fully and accurately. 8/8
