Mum dies after doctors misdiagnose weight loss following op as food phobia

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Mum died after doctors misdiagnosed post-cancer operation weight loss as food phobia

A MUM spent months in pain before dying after doctors misdiagnosed her weight loss as a food phobia, a report says.A tragic mum spent months in pain before passing away of a blocked bowel blood vessel after being misdiagnosedAnn Jones, 69, who had had a bowel cancer operation was told her weight loss was due to food phobiaBut hospital staff failed to identify complications after the surgery and her weight loss was blamed on psychological issues.

They got compensation of £5,000 and ombudsman Nick Bennett said: “This case involved an alarming, systemic misdiagnosis."These failings impacted upon her human rights in terms of her dignity but also her quality of life.

 

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