Devastated family blame NHS after 'lovely' brother dies alone following operation
dailyrecord.co.ukThe devastated family of a man who tragically died just four days after an operation are demanding answers amid claims that he was failed by the NHS.
Colin Crawford had undergone surgery to remove a shard of glass from his right thigh after falling in the bathroom of his home.
The Bentilee man was discharged from the Royal Stoke University Hospital the following day on December 8, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.However, within 96 hours he died while clutching his mobile phone after making a desperate call to 999.Now, his grief-stricken relatives have hit out at the Royal Stoke and West Midlands Ambulance service after Colin's death on December 11, 2021.His sister, Diane Hurst, and niece, Samantha Evans, say he was allowed home too soon.Diane, aged 54, from Tunstall, said: “I don’t think the care at the hospital was there after the operation.
They gave him antibiotics but no blood thinners that would’ve stopped the clot from going into his lungs. It was wrong of them to send him home.
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