Tony Collins from the UK spent 77 hours and 30 minutes on a hospital trolley waiting for a bed at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon, UK, between February 24 and 27, 2001.

Tony, a diabetic, had contracted a virus and although he was taken in at 3pm on the Saturday, it wasn't until 8.30pm on the Tuesday that a bed became available for him. (Source: BBC)