Horrifying photo that lays bare the shortage of hospital beds: Sick toddler forced to lie across two plastic chairs in a waiting room because nurses had nowhere to put him Callum Giles, 2, was ...

BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen shares photo of his mother, 86, slumped in hard plastic chair in hospital waiting room where she was forced to sit for 17 hours waiting for treatment Have you faced ...

Plastic waiting room chairs in radiology sit amid centuries-old blue and white Azulejo tiles, while a nearby chapel glimmers with Renaissance statuary and paintings.

Mr Nicholas was advised by his GP to visit A&E after he reported feeling unwell. When he arrived, he was seen for an initial triage but then had to wait on a plastic chair for 40 hours for a bed ...