Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Virtual ward patient died due to failure to transfer him to hospital

By 2026-10-19T08:22:00

tony hornby

Source: Family handout

The death of a man being cared for on a virtual ward was the result of a “catalogue of failings” by two trusts, a coroner has ruled.

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