Nesta Jones
28 Feb 2024 · Coroner Kate Robertson · North West Wales
The coroner's concerns
1. missed diagnoses
“junior doctors may not reach a different opinion to their consultant colleagues where the consultants have seen patients prior, and that this opinion is then followed through the patient's journey”
2. lack of response to urgent complaints
“family wrote a detailed urgently marked letter to the Chief Executive on 3 May 2017 whilst [the deceased] was still in hospital. This requested consideration by him of her care as 'a matter of life or death”
3. inadequate investigation of death
“no full investigation undertaken by the Health Board into [the deceased]'s death other than a desktop report, the quality of which was questionable”