A CORONER has blamed the serious failure of doctors and nurses for the death of a Corringham mum of two following a routine operation.
Kim Brown, 47, of Giffords Cross Avenue, died after suffering a stroke on March 2 2005, less than 20 hours after undergoing a hysterectomy at the Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood.
A three day inquest at Chelmsford’s County Hall heard how Mrs Brown was not seen by a doctor for more three and a half hours during the afternoon following her surgery.
Despite a nurse noticing her blood pressure had dropped dramatically at 1pm it was 4.30pm before she was seen by the doctor on duty who contacted Mrs Brown’s consultant gynaecologist Mr Rajiv Varma.
He arrived at the hospital at 5.15pm and she was rushed back into surgery to be treated for internal bleeding.
Giving her verdict on Friday Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray branded the lack of attention given to Mrs Brown during this period a serious failure.
She said: “It is to be hoped that there will be ongoing efforts to improve the standard of care at the hospital.
Addressing Mrs Brown’s husband and two children who were in court, Mrs Beasley-Murray said: “You have not only lost a much loved family member you have had the ordeal of sitting through this inquest and you have done so with great dignity.
“I hope you can treasure all the happy memories that you have of Mrs Brown.”
At the time of Mrs Brown’s dearth the hospital was run by private healthcare provider BUPA but they sold it to Spire Healthcare last year, although many of the staff remain the same.
Speaking on behalf of both organisations Spire’s director of clinical services JJ de Gorter said: “The hospital team who looked after Ms Brown were deeply saddened by her unexpected death, and our thoughts go out to her family.
“We will now reflect on the coroner’s findings to see what, if anything else, can be learned to further safeguard patients undergoing this type of surgery in the future.”
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