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A&E patients told to soil themselves sparks call for NHS funding ‘to meet need’
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London

A&E patients were told to soil themselves due to a lack of staff to take them to the toilet, inspectors revealed today.

They were left “sitting in their own faeces” as they faced more than 50 hours without access to washing facilities, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was told.

Inspectors described patients who said they saw staff “crying on the phone for help,” but “no-one seemed to turn up.”

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