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| A coroner has expressed serious concerns about the care provided to a man who collapsed and died in a hospital corridor at a weekend. | A coroner has expressed serious concerns about the care provided to a man who collapsed and died in a hospital corridor at a weekend. |
| Lydia Brown, assistant coroner for Exeter and Greater Devon, said there were “errors, omissions and oversights” that contributed to the death of 48-year-old jewellery shop worker Calvin Marchant at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital. | Lydia Brown, assistant coroner for Exeter and Greater Devon, said there were “errors, omissions and oversights” that contributed to the death of 48-year-old jewellery shop worker Calvin Marchant at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital. |
| Marchant, from Sidmouth, Devon, was admitted to the hospital on 2 January 2015 with acute pancreatitis and was examined by a consultant. But he was not seen by anyone senior on the Saturday. | Marchant, from Sidmouth, Devon, was admitted to the hospital on 2 January 2015 with acute pancreatitis and was examined by a consultant. But he was not seen by anyone senior on the Saturday. |
| His condition deteriorated and he became confused, phoning his family and even the police. Marchant removed the oxygen he was on and left the ward, then collapsing in a corridor, where he was found by a porter. He died from acute cardiorespiratory failure, vomiting, and pneumonia. | His condition deteriorated and he became confused, phoning his family and even the police. Marchant removed the oxygen he was on and left the ward, then collapsing in a corridor, where he was found by a porter. He died from acute cardiorespiratory failure, vomiting, and pneumonia. |
| Marchant’s family believe the case has important national implications for resourcing, weekend cover and consultant availability. Brown said the senior staff misunderstood handover arrangements, and worries expressed by members of his family were not acted upon. | |
| Afterwards his family said: “We still have concerns about Calvin’s treatment at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital and why he was allowed to deteriorate so dramatically. | Afterwards his family said: “We still have concerns about Calvin’s treatment at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital and why he was allowed to deteriorate so dramatically. |
| “We know that the hospital was in a ‘pre-black state’, where demand for services was threatening to outweigh capacity to treat patients. The fact that the hospital’s overstretched resources may have contributed to the death of a patient is something that must surely be addressed. | “We know that the hospital was in a ‘pre-black state’, where demand for services was threatening to outweigh capacity to treat patients. The fact that the hospital’s overstretched resources may have contributed to the death of a patient is something that must surely be addressed. |
| “We cannot accept claims by hospital staff that Calvin appeared to be coherent and doing well during his final days. When we spoke with him we found him to be very confused and unable to hold a conversation – his desperate phone calls to his family, and even to the police, showed that something was clearly very wrong.” | “We cannot accept claims by hospital staff that Calvin appeared to be coherent and doing well during his final days. When we spoke with him we found him to be very confused and unable to hold a conversation – his desperate phone calls to his family, and even to the police, showed that something was clearly very wrong.” |
| Their lawyer Laurence Vick said: “The family feels there were systemic failings in his care and that this resulted in him slipping through the net. | Their lawyer Laurence Vick said: “The family feels there were systemic failings in his care and that this resulted in him slipping through the net. |
| “Although the coroner accepted that changes had been introduced since this tragedy, she identified crucial failings in his monitoring and handover over this weekend period, failure to escalate concerns and carry out full clinical examination, failure to act on the family’s reporting of concerns and that his supervision, which should at times have required one-to-one care, was inadequate.” | “Although the coroner accepted that changes had been introduced since this tragedy, she identified crucial failings in his monitoring and handover over this weekend period, failure to escalate concerns and carry out full clinical examination, failure to act on the family’s reporting of concerns and that his supervision, which should at times have required one-to-one care, was inadequate.” |
| A hospital spokesperson said: “The trust would like to publicly express its condolences to Mr Marchant’s family for their loss. We have carried out a full internal investigation into the circumstances of Mr Marchant’s death and taken a number of actions, including strengthening our clinical handover process. For legal reasons, the trust is unable to make further comment at this time.” | A hospital spokesperson said: “The trust would like to publicly express its condolences to Mr Marchant’s family for their loss. We have carried out a full internal investigation into the circumstances of Mr Marchant’s death and taken a number of actions, including strengthening our clinical handover process. For legal reasons, the trust is unable to make further comment at this time.” |
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