London A&E Unit Understaffed And 'Inadequate'

One of London's busiest hospitals has apologised after a report called its A&E services "inadequate", with a patient lying dead for several hours before being noticed. The revelation about North Middlesex University Hospital's urgent and emergency care services came in a report from Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors which rated services as "inadequate" and found there were not enough doctors to cope with demand. Hospital staff told inspectors they had concerns about middle-grade doctors who were often left in charge of A&E overnight with no consultants in the department after 11pm.