Inspectors have demanded action over patients facing long waits on trolleys at Wrexham Maelor Hospital's A&E unit.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) said officials found some people waiting eight hours during an unannounced visit in August. It wants Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) to make rapid improvements.
In a statement, it said some of HIW's recommendations had already been addressed.
In its report, HIW acknowledged efforts made by emergency department staff to look after those in need, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported.
"It was identified that patients who were waiting on trolleys in the corridor were not receiving appropriate and timely care," said HIW. "We had to alert the nurse responsible for the patients in the emergency department corridor to a patient who was experiencing increased chest pain."
"During the inspection, we found that there were no pressure relieving mattresses available for any patients who were waiting on trolleys within the emergency department."
"We considered the above practices to be unsafe and increased the risk of harm to patients."
Source: BBC News, 9 November 2019
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