Coroner calls for better patient protection after woman's death

A coroner who ruled that "gross failure" in the hospital care of a disabled woman "possibly contributed to her death" has called for improvements to protect patients.

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Graeme Irvine, the senior coroner for east London, said the inquest into the death of Chloe Every had revealed matters "giving rise to concern" while she was in the care of Barking, Havering and Redbridge university hospitals NHS trust.

He feared there was "a risk that future deaths could occur unless action is taken".