Royal Derby Hospital: Woman endures painful 17-hour A&E wait

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Rebecca Smith arrived at 19:45 in 'a lot of pain' but was not seen until the following afternoon

The family of a woman left waiting for more than 17 hours in at accident and emergency department said they were "far from happy".

Ms Smith, 40, was sent home with pain relief and asked to return on Saturday morning for an operation. He said except a glass of water and nurses checking on her, it was 14 hours before she was seen by a doctor and diagnosed with angina.

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