by that evening, nurses had moved the valenzuelas into a larger room and placed their beds together. . .experts say years of cuts to nhs budgets and staff has led to patients waiting longer for chemotherapy and radiotherapy (file pic) .

walter reed national military medical center in bethesda, maryland, would not give any details about why the first lady was still there. .official guidelines say no one should wait more than 62 days to get cancer care after an urgent referral by their gp .

speaking after a four-day inquest, the family of brigid cavanagh, who died on july 20, 2016, said the western health trust should be ashamed after the 83-year-old had died in "terror". .