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By Marie-Louise Connolly BBC Northern Ireland health correspondent | By Marie-Louise Connolly BBC Northern Ireland health correspondent |
Belfast Health Trust is investigating the case of a second patient who died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, the BBC understands. | |
Earlier the trust told the family of a man who died while on a trolley awaiting treatment at the hospital's A&E department that they accept something went terribly wrong. | |
The 77-year-old, who suffered from motor neurone disease, died on 6 March. | |
His family met the trust's medical director this afternoon. | |
An investigation is ongoing into what happened, but the family have said they are not satisfied it is independent. | An investigation is ongoing into what happened, but the family have said they are not satisfied it is independent. |
They told the BBC many of their questions remain unanswered as the trust insists they have to wait until the investigation is over. | They told the BBC many of their questions remain unanswered as the trust insists they have to wait until the investigation is over. |
As well as the investigation into the 77-year-old's death, the BBC understands it will also examine the death of a female patient in January. | |
She was in a ward when she died, not in the A&E department. | |
The team will establish what happened in the lead-up to the two deaths, how care was delivered and the level of communication between staff. | |
The male patient had been waiting almost 24 hours in the A&E department. | |
The family of the 77-year-old want to remain anonymous and are being represented by SDLP assembly member John Dallat. | |
Speaking of their concerns about the investigation, Mr Dallat said: "The independent inquiry's made up of people from different health trusts and people from health trusts tend to meet each, they know each other. | |
"But again I was assured that this would in no way influence it." |