Grandmother from Rawtenstall died 'after nurses read wrong DNR form', says family

A family say they watched their "much-loved mum" die in hospital after her medical team looked at the wrong patient's notes and found a "do not resuscitate" form.Pat's daughter-in-law, Paula Dawson, said: "She went into cardiac arrest, the hospital staff checked 'her 'records' and said she was DNR so she was left to die.

"About 20 minutes after Pat died a senior nurse went to see John in the family room and said 'there's been a mix-up'." "We then also had another two occasions where people entered the room, one lady asking for some leads to use and one who asked if they could take Pat's blood pressure.Pat was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital with a suspected stomach blockage.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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