James Curry

“The Inquest heard that a lengthy wait for an elderly patient with a hip fracture on a trolley in the Emergency Department will impact their physiological reserves and add to their pain”

“Mr [name redacted] needed an orthopaedic bed to enable him to have the operation. The evidence was that a shortage of beds meant that he could not be placed in one and had to go to AMU. As a consequence on admission he did not receive the orthogeriatric care envisaged by NICE in their guidance”

“The Inquest heard that the operation should have taken place earlier than it did under the NICE guidance. The Inquest was told that the NICE guidance is based on ensuring the best outcomes for elderly patients with fracture neck of femur and reducing mortality. It did not due to a shortage of capacity in the Trust. The Inquest heard that the Trust was regularly not able to operate in timescales compliant with the NICE guidance”