"Fiona Wilcox, Senior Coroner for Inner West London, issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, in which she said there were not enough beds or nurses to manage demand in A&E in both cases. She warned that while hospitals like St George's had put in place measures to try to manage demand, A&E departments were still exceptionally busy and a risk of further deaths remained."
"Mr Ward was taken to St George's with frailty, confusion and likely infection on February 7, 2024. He was not risk assessed by nurses and received no significant nursing care after his daughter left in the early hours of February 8. He was later found kneeling by his bedside, having suffered a head injury, and died on February 10. The inquest found he should have received enhanced care due to his risk, which would have prevented the fall and his death."
Two elderly men fell and died after being left unsupervised at St George's Hospital in Tooting amid exceptionally busy A&E conditions. David Ward, 76, admitted February 7 with frailty, confusion and likely infection, received no nursing risk assessment or significant care after his daughter left; he was later found kneeling with a head injury and died on February 10. Dr Debapriya Ghosh, 83, admitted February 9 with delirium, infection and heart issues, waited in a corridor with delayed risk assessment, suffered an unwitnessed fall, injured his head and died on February 11. The Senior Coroner issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report citing insufficient beds and nurses and warned of ongoing risk.
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