Loose Women’s has shared details about her recent hospital visit, disclosing that she had to wait 24 hours for a hospital bed.
The Loose Women panel today (February 27) discussed the NHS Trust’s latest advertisement for a “corridor care” doctor as the strain on Accident and Emergency departments across the UK intensifies.
The TV host and actress was rushed to hospital with acute peritonitis shortly after returning from holiday. Speaking on the show, she revealed: “I’m going to say this. I was in hospital a few weeks ago.
“I was rushed into hospital. I was alright but I was in AandE for 24 hours,” she continued.
“Now they were looking after me and there was no bed, they kept saying, ‘There’s no bed.’ They wanted me on the surgical ward. [They said,] ‘There’s no bed, there’s no bed, there’s no bed.’ Somebody spotted me and phoned the press – and I was in a bed in 15 minutes.”
Denise made the comments during an episode of Loose Women (Image: Getty)
Following a disappointed sigh from the audience, presenter Charlene White added: “That’s not going to go down well.
“We do have a statement from a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care,” Charlene proceeded. “‘It’s shocking that corridor care has become a feature of our NHS. We will deliver a from and investment through our plan for change so the NHS is there when we need it once again.'”
Denise announced earlier this month that she had been rushed to hospital after returning from holiday.
She informed the Loose Women audience that she had been urgently taken to hospital after suffering from acute peritonitis – an infection of the abdomen’s inner lining.
“I got back from a lovely holiday in the Caribbean last Saturday. All bronzed looking forward to coming on here and showing off my suntan. I got rushed into hospital on the Saturday with acute peritonitis – a perforated diverticulitis,” she said.
“I’ve been in hospital for a drip for a week! They didn’t have to do surgery, they got it with antibiotics thankfully. As my mother said, ‘Take me to the knacker’s yard!'”
She added that she’s recovering but still feeling the effects. She said: “I’m eating and believe you me, what’s going on down there, I’m a Loose Women – believe you me!”
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