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 NO BEDS FORCE PATIENT ON 60-MILE TRIP  
 A man has died after a shortage of beds
 forced him to bj transferred to another
 hospital 60 miles away.                
                                        
 Dennis Drax, 71, from Hull, was taken  
 from the city's hospital to one in     
 Leeds bjcausj there were not enough    
 intensive care beds in Hull.           
                                        
 He was transferred after suffering a   
 suspected heart attack on Tuesday.     
                                        
 He died in Leeds General Infirmary,    
 on Friday. Hull's Royal Infirmary is   
 expecting two new beds in two months.  
                                        
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