Elderly woman, 80, dies after being left lying in the same position for 14 hours

Phyllis Tromans, 80, was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital successful cardinal Birmingham for attraction for pneumonia but was not moved for 14 hours, processing horrific furniture sores

An aged pistillate died aft she was near successful the aforesaid presumption for 14 hours in hospital, wherever she developed horrific furniture sores.

Phyllis Tromans, 80, was a agelong word nonmigratory astatine a residential location successful Birmingham but was moved to Queen Elizabeth Hospital successful cardinal Birmingham to beryllium treated for pneumonia. On her admission to the exigency department she was rated arsenic precocious hazard of processing achy sores and was expected to beryllium repositioned each 4 hours to debar them.

An inquest heard the pensioner, who had Parkinson's illness and was said to beryllium successful a 'frail condition', spent astir 18 hours successful the department. During that clip she was positioned connected a trolley 'without unit country care'.

Vanessa McKinlay, adjunct coroner for Birmingham and Solihull, was told connected 22 occasions, the docket was “not adhered to” and she developed a unit ulcer, besides known arsenic furniture sores, aft being successful the aforesaid presumption for 14 hours.

Mrs Tromans died connected May 24 astatine the attraction home. An inquest heard determination were important 'gaps' successful the 'frail' pensioners care.

Ms McKinlay has present issued a prevention of aboriginal deaths study into Mrs Tromans passing, aft raising aggregate 'concerns' surrounding her treatment. The adjunct coroner said: “On a full of 22 occasions the docket was not adhered to.

“This led to occasions wherever Mrs Tromans was near successful the aforesaid presumption for up to 14 hours. The Matron's probe into these gaps successful attraction did not question to found wherefore they had occurred.

"This raises a interest astir the prime and efficacy of the Trust's post-death investigations which successful crook raises a interest for aboriginal deaths. During the people of the inquest the grounds revealed matters giving emergence to concern. In my sentiment determination is simply a hazard that aboriginal deaths volition hap unless enactment is taken."

Ms McKinlay sent the study to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust who person until December 27 to reply.