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| A son who thought his mother was recovering in hospital was told by a doctor "she has come here to die", an inquest has heard. | A son who thought his mother was recovering in hospital was told by a doctor "she has come here to die", an inquest has heard. |
| Inquests are being held at Portsmouth Coroner's Court into the deaths of 10 patients at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital (GWMH) more than 10 years ago. | Inquests are being held at Portsmouth Coroner's Court into the deaths of 10 patients at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital (GWMH) more than 10 years ago. |
| Elsie Lavender, 84, was transferred to the hospital after suffering a stroke. | Elsie Lavender, 84, was transferred to the hospital after suffering a stroke. |
| Her son Alan thought she was recovering well but when she got to GWMH she rapidly deteriorated, jurors heard. | Her son Alan thought she was recovering well but when she got to GWMH she rapidly deteriorated, jurors heard. |
| Hampshire police have carried out a series of investigations into the treatment of patients at the Hampshire hospital in the late 1990s but no prosecutions have ever been brought by the Crown Prosecution Service. | Hampshire police have carried out a series of investigations into the treatment of patients at the Hampshire hospital in the late 1990s but no prosecutions have ever been brought by the Crown Prosecution Service. |
| Some of their families believe that sedatives such as diamorphine were over-prescribed at the hospital and led to the death of their relatives who were receiving recuperative care. | Some of their families believe that sedatives such as diamorphine were over-prescribed at the hospital and led to the death of their relatives who were receiving recuperative care. |
| Ms Lavender, a widow from Gosport, suffered a stroke in early 1996 and was initially treated at the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar before being transferred to the GWMH on February 22, 1996. | |
| She had suffered from diabetes for 50 years and as well as the stroke, she had suffered a head injury in a fall down the stairs at her home. | |
| Her son told the inquest that he understood that his mother was transferred to Daedalus stroke rehabilitation ward at GWMH for rehabilitative care. | |
| He said that he had asked Dr Jane Barton when his mother would be able to return home as they had to make arrangements concerning her cat. | |
| He said that Dr Barton had replied: "You can get rid of the cat. Do you know your mother has come here to die." |