'My mum died after something went drastically wrong... things have to change'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA hospital where a beloved grandmother died following an 'unnecessary' procedure - incorrectly carried out by medic in a 'relatively new role' - has been criticised by a coroner.
Susan Pollitt's family has spoken of its heartbreak following an inquest into her death. The 77-year-old died at the Royal Oldham Hospital after a stomach drain was unnecessarily inserted and left in more than three times as long as it should have been.
She developed an infection and died five days later. Her death was contributed to by neglect, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley concluded in a report following an inquest at Rochdale Coroners' Court. READ MORE: 'Two white' for twenty quid...
now he's behind bars Susan, a retired housewife from Failsworth, Oldham, had four children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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