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Royal Victoria Hospital: Not all A&E death families told of delay factor Royal Victoria Hospital: Not all A&E death families told of delay factor
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Not all families were told their relatives died partly because they were not treated quickly enough in the A&E department at NI's biggest hospital.Not all families were told their relatives died partly because they were not treated quickly enough in the A&E department at NI's biggest hospital.
On Tuesday, a senior doctor confirmed delays were a factor in the deaths of as many as five patients at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast last year.On Tuesday, a senior doctor confirmed delays were a factor in the deaths of as many as five patients at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast last year.
The Belfast Health Trust said some families did not want more information.The Belfast Health Trust said some families did not want more information.
"However for those that do, we are going back to ensure that they are fully informed," a spokeswoman said."However for those that do, we are going back to ensure that they are fully informed," a spokeswoman said.
The details emerged on Tuesday when the trust's medical director, Dr Tony Stevens, told BBC Radio Ulster's Nolan Show a shortage of doctors, and patient waiting times had been significant factors in the deaths. The details emerged on Tuesday when the trust's medical director, Dr Tony Stevens, told BBC Radio Ulster's Nolan Show a shortage of doctors, and patient waiting times, had been significant factors in the deaths.
"These were very sick patients and they were very complex cases, so those patients may have succumbed or died anyway, this is a contributory factor," he said."These were very sick patients and they were very complex cases, so those patients may have succumbed or died anyway, this is a contributory factor," he said.