In a ‘third world’ experience, the great-grandfather is left on the hospital floor for 12 hours, wheezing for air and sobbing in agony before his bed is wheeled into the corridor.

A great-grandfather was compelled to spend 12 hours asleep on a hospital floor, resulting in him grasping for oxygen and calling out in agony.

Martin Wakely, who was subsequently diagnosed with pneumonia, was transported to Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent via ambulance after his wife Tracy, 63, expressed concern about his poor breathing.

Because of his Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the 75-year-old is unable to recline for extended periods, he has resorted to dozing on top of his dressing garment on the hospital floor.

The former gun dog trainer was compelled to weep as a result of the discomfort in his back, which prevented him from lying down.

He was subsequently diagnosed with pneumonia, and a trolley was provided, albeit in a public corridor with no privacy.