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I am sure there are many similar stories. I attended an inquest last year. The coroner obtained an independent expert report which was critical, and the conclusion was natural causes contributed to by neglect.

The Chief Coroner's guidance on conclusions states: "Neglect is narrower in meaning than the duty of care in the law of negligence. It is not to be equated with negligence or gross negligence. It is limited in a medical context to cases where there has been a gross failure to provide basic medical attention."

I am still waiting to hear whether NHSR accept liability.