The partner of a woman who died after hours spent in an A&E corridor says he has no faith in the hospital and likened it to a warzone. Tamara Davis, from Hollingdean, died in intensive care on December 13, 2022, of multiple organ failure and sepsis brought on by influenza, at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton . At an inquest on Monday in Horsham, area coroner Joanne Andrews concluded the 31-year-old’s death was of natural causes and that there was no evidence that being placed in the hospital corridor for ten hours contributed to her death.
However the coroner expressed her “substantial concern” over the use of corridors and said she would be writing to the Department of Health and NHS England over the ongoing problem in a prevention of future deaths report. Following the conclusion, Miss Davis’s partner of seven years Raphael Ifill said the care she received at the hospital was “absolutely shocking”, with the family having to change the bed sheets. He said she was let down by the hospital.
It was heard during the inquest Miss Davis suffered from diarrhoea and was coughing up blood into a small bowl in the corridor. Mr Ifill said the situation was “horrific”. “We shouldn’t be changing bed sheets, we shouldn’t be carrying her to the toilet,” he said.
“She felt abandoned. She felt alone. “If I fall sick in Brighton I’ve got no faith to go to that hospital.
“I’m scared to got to hospital from that experience. “I’m terrified. “Th.
