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NHS trust awaits sentencing over death at Stafford Hospital

The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to safety breaches over the death of a diabetic patient. Gillian Astbury died in 2007 after staff failed to give her insulin.

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NHS trust to be sentenced over Stafford Hospital death

The NHS trust is facing a large fine Credit: Rui Vieira/PA Wire/Press Association Images

The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to safety breaches over the death of a diabetic patient.

Gillian Astbury, 66, died at Stafford Hospital in 2007 after two nurses failed to give her insulin.

Gillian Astbury died in 2007 after entering a diabetic coma Credit: Anthony Collins Solicitors/PA Wire/Press Association Images

She had been admitted in April 2007 for treatment for fractures to her arm and pelvis.

The inquest found low staffing levels and a systemic failure to provide adequate nursing facilities were both contributory factors.

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