Tracey South, 51, would have survived longer had she received appropriate care, a coroner finds
A hospital trust has apologised over failings in the care of a woman who died from kidney failure.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS trust, which runs the hospital, issued an "unreserved apology" to her family. Rotheras Solicitors, which represented Ms South's family, said at the time of her discharge, Ms South had not been seen or reviewed by a doctor for five days.Ms South lived with spina bifida and spent her life in a wheelchair, lawyers representing her family saidCoroner Laurinda Bower said there were "serious service delivery problems" with the care Ms South received on her readmission.
Ms South's sister, Sonia Nicholls, told the BBC she was determined to make sure a number of learning points found during the coroner's investigation were implemented.
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