Mid Staffs Trust fined £200,000 over death of diabetic patient
The Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust has been fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to failings in care which led to the death of a 66-year-old diabetic woman who was not given insulin.
Mid Staffs Trust to be sentenced over diabetic patient's death
The Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to failings in care which led to the death of a 66-year-old diabetic woman who was not given insulin.
Gillian Astbury fell into a diabetic coma at Stafford hospital in April 2007, after being admitted with a fractured arm and pelvis.
The Trust became the first in the country to go into administration after reporting operating deficits of £11million.
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