A hospital trust has admitted its errors led to a 14-month delay in diagnosing a patient’s lung cancer – causing her to have less precious time left with her loved ones.
Eileen Peacock died aged 72 in December 2021, having known for her final 16 months that a hospital’s error had reduced her life expectancy.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust missed the cancer on scans taken in March 2019, when Mrs Peacock had been admitted to Hull Royal Infirmary with chest pains.
It was only when Mrs Peacock had a chest x-ray some 14 months later, after suffering from a persistent chesty cough that the cancer was discovered.
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BBC News – Patient died after delay in cancer diagnosis
The Mirror – ‘Doctors missed my wife’s cancer for 14 months – then gave her less than two years to live’
Yorkshire Post – ‘It’s unforgivable’ – Yorkshire widower slams NHS after it missed cancer which killed his wife
