There was a 17-minute delay in help arriving after David Horsman fell ill
The widow of a retired engineer who suffered a fatal allergic reaction to a CT scan says she is 'sickened' by hospital failings that a coroner has found contributed to his death.
They were able to resuscitate him, but he died the following day. The inquest heard independent expert medical evidence that with prompt and appropriate care his death would probably have been avoided. Assistant Coroner John Pollard said: "As he was obviously worsening, the staff tried to call the on-call Radiologist, but there was no answer.
He was resuscitated but died the following day. A pathologist gave his cause of death as 1A) anaphylactic shock and 2) Ischaemic heart disease. Mr Pollard gave a conclusion that his death was misadventure, contributed to by neglect. “To hear of the circumstances surrounding David’s death, the failings at Royal Bolton Hospital, have sickened me. I expected that David would be safe and would have trusted the hospital staff to take good care of him if something went wrong. Something did go wrong, but the hospital let David and his family down. I am appalled.
The Royal Bolton Hospital said key changes had now been made to their procedures following the tragedy. Dr Francis Andrews, Medical Director at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said: “I would like to extend my sincere condolences to Mr Horsman’s family, as they continue to come to terms with such a tragic loss.
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