A FUMING mum has told how her poorly two-year-old was left lying on hospital waiting room chairs for NINE HOURS until a bed was available.

Jenson Simpson was rushed to A&E in an ambulance after he "went floppy" and his temperature soared to 106F when he contracted tonsillitis and an ear infection.

When Jenson and Kimberley Feeney, 29, arrived at Hull Royal Infirmary at roughly 7pm staff there struggled to find him a bed on the paediatric ward.

The despairing mum was forced to fashion a make-shift bed from A&E waiting room chairs.

He was taken to the ward after five hours but there was still no bed.

The pair had to wait for another four hours before one became available.

Ms Feeney said: "I took him to the GP and he told me just to give him some Calpol and stuff, as you would think, but when I got him home, he went all floppy and lifeless in my arms."

The family called an ambulance as Jenson's temperature had risen from 39C (102F) to 41.5c (106F), and his older siblings watched in shock as paramedics carried him out of the house.

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Ms Feeney added: "I can't fault the paramedics at all, they were brilliant.

"We got to hospital at 7pm. We were told he had to stay in because he hadn't been drinking any fluids, so they prepped him for a drip.

"We were taken to the children's ward at midnight and I sat with him in the waiting room until about 3am.

"I couldn't leave him unattended, so I carried him with me to find a member of staff to find out what was going on.

"When I found someone, they said they'd come and speak to me, but I was still waiting for another half an hour."

Ms Feeney put several chairs together for Jenson to sleep on while he waited to be seen.

At roughly 4am he was put on a trolley and had his temperature taken.

Ms Feeney said: "They told me his sugar levels had dropped and gave me some spray for his throat and said we could leave.

"I took him to the GP again the next day because he still wasn't right and they said his sugar levels were dangerous and

gave him antibiotics.

"I received an apology over the phone from the hospital and they said the communication and lack of beds had caused us to wait.

"They weren't rushed off their feet and I could see an empty room, but we were just left in the waiting room. I think the communication between staff and patients needs to be looked at."

A spokesman for Hull Royal Infirmary said: "While we cannot comment specifically due to patient confidentiality, we can confirm we have spoken with Ms Feeney about her experience and understood her to be satisfied with the way her concerns have been dealt with.

"Should she wish to discuss those concerns further, she is welcome to contact us again."

Last week Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Theresa May of "fiddling the figures" on NHS waiting times.

A top NHS boss has called for a two-hour waiting target for the sickest A&E patients.

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