A SICK liver transplant patient endured a 25-hour wait for a hospital bed and then received the wrong medication that turned her yellow and bruised from jaundice.

Mary Owen, 26, is now taking legal action against health bosses following a series of blunders that caused her health to dramatically deteriorate.

After catching flu Ms Owen, from Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire, was supposed to be taken to hospital by ambulance but had to wait 13 hours until anyone came to help her.

She said she then languished in a hospital corridor for a further 12 hours until she was eventually given a bed.

Then, during her five-day hospital stay, medical staff gave her the wrong medication, despite her telling them it caused her eyes and skin to turn yellow from jaundice.

She also developed bruising and eventually checked herself out before contacting taking the matter up with lawyers.

Ms Owen, who was at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, said: “I should never have had to wait that long. I should have been treated as a priority and seen quicker because of my liver transplant. How they treated me was terrible and disrespectful, they never bothered to listen to me at any point.”

A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said: “A medication error was made. In line with our strict protocols this has been recorded to identify any lessons that need to be learned.

“On waiting times, hospitals across the area continue to be very busy with winter pressures from the flu and norovirus.”