A highly critical report into the care of a man in Greater Manchester says his treatment was so bad he was denied any chance of survival.
Reginald Baird died of septicemia after doctors at Tameside Hospital failed to remove abscesses on his liver. The hospital has since carried out a full investigation.
Amy Welch reports.
A highly critical report into the care of a man at Tameside Hospital says his treatment was so bad he was denied any chance of survival. Reginald Baird died of septicemia after doctors failed to remove abscesses on his liver.
Reg's family are now taking legal action.
Tameside Hospital is in the top 10 of best-performing NHS trusts, according to the cancer charity Macmillian.
The hospital was ranked tenth across England and Wales, based on the feedback from cancer patients' surveys.
Patients at Tameside Hospital who responded to the survey were being treated for cancers including breast, colorectal/gastrointestinal, lung, gynaecological, haematological, head and neck and skin.
Tameside Hospital's new accident and emergency department has been officially unveiled.
Despite the work involved in the multi million pound refurbishment, the unit has managed to keep operating round the clock.
Staff and patients have been celebrating the opening of a new and enlarged A and E Department at Tameside General Hospital.
Read the full storyA new three million pound A and E unit has opened at Tameside General Hospital including a special children's emergency unit which is three times bigger than before. The parents of three-year-old Emily Carr who was treated for a serious chest infection, have praised the care she received.
