Communication criticised after patient death

2010-05-21T10:09:00

A hospital has been criticised for a “”communication breakdown” by watchdogs after a man who was told by doctors he had indigestion died two months later suffering from heart disease.

Source: Alamy

A hospital has been criticised for a “communication breakdown” by watchdogs after a man who was told by doctors he had indigestion died two months later suffering from heart disease.

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