Managers at a hospital have 'unreservedly apologised' to the family of a patient after it emerged that 'neglect' contributed to his death.
Kelvin Gould, 55, was admitted to the hospital on January 22 following a stroke. However, he developed a pressure sore before he was discharged from Royal Stoke University Hospital to his Newchapel home on February 19, and it then got so severe that he had to be readmitted on March 4.
He tragically passed away on March 11 after the pressure sore infected his bones, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.However, an inquest has now found gross failures in Kelvin's care both during his hospital stay and after he was discharged.His family said: “He would still be with us if he hadn’t got the bedsore - that's what it
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