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Mum and newborn forced to 'wait in hospital toilet for 50 minutes' before being seen for baby's Covid-19 symptoms

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Sign up to the MyStockport newsletter to keep up with all the top stories A mum says she was forced to 'wait in a hospital toilet for 50 minutes to maintain social distancing' with her five-week-old baby before they were seen by a doctor for the child's Covid-19 symptoms.

The mum says she has been left 'disgusted and embarrassed' after being consigned to the bathroom for just under an hour, even being told that she had to feed her little one in the toilet as he was stirring.

The Manchester University Foundation Trust is now apologising to mother and son, saying it has launched an investigation into her treatment.

Leah Smith called 111 on July 27 after her baby, Oakley, began suffering with Covid-19 symptoms at their home in Altrincham.

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